NASA - Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field

READ MORE: NASA - Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field: "Every few years, scientist Larry Newitt of the Geological Survey of Canada goes hunting. He grabs his gloves, parka, a fancy compass, hops on a plane and flies out over the Canadian arctic. Not much stirs among the scattered islands and sea ice, but Newitt's prey is there--always moving, shifting, elusive.


His quarry is Earth's north magnetic pole.

At the moment it's located in northern Canada, about 600 km from the nearest town: Resolute Bay, population 300, where a popular T-shirt reads 'Resolute Bay isn't the end of the world, but you can see it from here.' Newitt stops there for snacks and supplies--and refuge when the weather gets bad. 'Which is often,' he says"