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                         Magnetic  Pole
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                                                                 text.
                                                      a
                                              Declination
                                                      and
                                                       a  compass
                                                               Components  of  total
                                                                 in
                                                      (Fig.  9.1b)
                                                                 field  vector  defined
           Field
                       SSN
                                                       angle
           Magnetic
                                                     magnetic  lines  of  force
                         aNarh
                                                       (8)  is  the

                                              Magnetic
                                                               9,5
                       BAIN
           Earth's
                                                                 magnetic
                                                       magmetic  declination
                                                               FIGURE
                         i
                         (A
                                                     angle  between
                                              b}

                                                       (i).  b)  The
                                                     Magnetic  inclination  and  declination.  a)  The
                                                       magnetic  inclination
                                                  Inclination

                (Downward)
                                               (Upward)
                                                         north.
                                                         geographic
                                                       is  the

                                                  Magnetic
                                                       surface
                +90°
                                                         from
                                                       ground
                =
                                                         deviates
                i
                                                     9.4
                                                       horizontal
                                                  a)
                                                     FIGURE
                                                         needle
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                                                                 dipolar  model. These  exactly  poles  are   79.1°  S$,   =   Pole  Geomagnetic  N,71.1°  W;  South   75°  N,   =   Pole  (North  Magnetic  apart  101°  W.  on   Antarctica).   direction.  The   and  magnitude   both   direction   field  magnetic  Earth’s   of   a   with  makes  needle  compass   a   the  toward  vertically  points  needle   south   the   at  upward  straight   compass  horizontal   a  equator,   (geogr
                                                180°  apart,
                                                 108.9°


           Interpretation                      best-fit  Geomagnetic  poles,  according  \o  a   °   79.)   =   Pole  Geomagnetic   180°   not  vertical.  are   is   E.  in   }43°   S$.   67°  northeast   Field  Magnetic   having  vectors,   of   the  illustrates  needle   angle   the   is   (i)   that   compass  9.4a).  A   (Fig.   inclination),  (+90°   pole   magnetic   the   At  inclination).   of  0°.   and  needle  compass   a   magnetic   north   The   (8).   circle)   great
          Magnetic         es  C8 [LS               Geomagnetic  Pole   a)   magnetic  ficld   the   =  Magnetic  Pole   of  Direction   composed   is   compass   a   inclination   surface   magnetic   north   (—90°   inclination   an   between   declination   a   of   arc   the   pole;   north   northwest   geographic   north   where  gravity,   the   of   field  magnetic   as  components   magnetic   =  horizontal   component   component   component  vertical   of  magnetic   of  m
          9                                  South   the  geographic  poles  (North   and   field   of   magnetic   The   ground   the   al   pole   indicates   angle   magnetic   (roughly   geographic   the   In   from   Unlike   knowledge   the   its   total   =   F   tou  4  north   &  east   =   F\,   angle   angle   =   8   magnitude
          Chapter                               Earth’s  magnetic  poles.   Canada:  South   magnetic   A   orientation   9.4).   (Fig.   horizontal   ground   magnetic   needle   The   the   line   the   line.   that   ward   cant,   describes   into   ken   fe  Me  fx   The
                                                                                                    F,,  =
          286                                  9.3   from   10.9%  E).b)  Actual  magnetic  poles.  where   Island.   Strength
                                               FIGURE   deviating   Bathhurst
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