
Earth's magnetic North Pole has moved - Flights, Submarines, Ships Updated with New GPS
With regard to the location of the magnetic north pole, the most recent World Magnetic Model (WMM) 2025 offers more accurate navigational data for all military and commercial aircraft, ships, submarines, and GPS systems.
For navigational purposes, the united states and united kingdom governments, including the US Federal Aviation Administration and the US Department of Defense, as well as organizations like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), use the WMM, which was co-developed by the british Geological survey (BGS) and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).
The global positioning systems' (GPS) ability to work depends on the location of the magnetic north pole.
Earth's liquid outer core, which is mostly composed of molten iron and nickel, is what moves the magnetic north pole. Through a phenomena known as the geodynamo, these activities produce the Earth's magnetic field.
In recent years, the magnetic north pole has been migrating more quickly. With its current location close to the Arctic Ocean, it traveled at a rate of around 10 km per year in the early 20th century and 55 km per year by 2000.
High-resolution maps of the area have also been made public for the first time by researchers.