1. The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north.

2. The compass needle points to the magnetic north pole.

3. A compass needle points to the magnetic north pole.

4. True magnetic north, as measured by compasses, is several hundred miles to the east.

5. To all intents and purposes, though, magnetic north remains north.

6. Normally it points toward magnetic north.

7. Navigators have used magnetic north for centuries to orient themselves when they're far from recognizable landmarks.

8. Right now magnetic north is close to Canada's Ellesmere Island./magnetic north.html

9. I can switch using between true north or magnetic north here.

10. Geographical lines do exist where true north and magnetic north and these are called agonic lines.

11. This means that the magnetic North Pole changes place with the magnetic South Pole.

12. Geographical lines do exist where true north and magnetic north are aligned, and these are called agonic lines.

13. The flow of a magnetic field is taken from magnetic north pole to magnetic south pole.

14. Two people standing at distant points on the globe would have completely different ideas about where the magnetic north pole lay.

15. And, when grazing or resting, cows tended to face either magnetic north or south.

16. I set off 12 months ago to investigate a phenomenon at the magnetic North Pole. A world in a parallel universe, where there is no Magisterium.

17. Magnetic heading , the compass heading corrected for magnetic deviation but not magnetic variation; thus, the heading relative to magnetic north.

18. The needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole.

19. The force of that magnetic field has a horizontal component in the direction of magnetic north.

1. The needle on a compass always points to magnetic north.