# The magnetic poles from 1590 - 1980 are derived from the GUFM model; # 1981 - 2015 are derived from the 10th generation of the IGRF. # We retrospectively update the pole locations for the recent 5 years when a new IGRF model becomes available. # North and South magnetic pole locations since 1590 # Column 1: time # Column 2: North pole latitude # Column 3: North pole longitude # Column 4: South pole latitude # Column 5: South pole longitude YEAR N_LAT N_LONG S_LAT S_LONG 1590 73.923 248.169 -77.964 207.125 1591 74.059 248.165 -77.971 206.749 1592 74.204 248.157 -77.974 206.377 1593 74.345 248.158 -77.98 205.997 1594 74.477 248.171 -77.985 205.607 1595 74.604 248.192 -77.989 205.208 1596 74.73 248.22 -77.994 204.807 1597 74.853 248.252 -77.999 204.404 1598 74.974 248.29 -78.003 203.997 1599 75.092 248.334 -78.007 203.591 1600 75.207 248.382 -78.012 203.18 1601 75.32 248.436 -78.016 202.767 1602 75.43 248.492 -78.019 202.358 1603 75.538 248.552 -78.023 201.948 1604 75.644 248.614 -78.028 201.54 1605 75.747 248.677 -78.031 201.134 1606 75.849 248.742 -78.035 200.73 1607 75.947 248.806 -78.039 200.331 1608 76.044 248.87 -78.044 199.94 1609 76.138 248.932 -78.048 199.552 1610 76.228 248.991 -78.054 199.168 1611 76.315 249.045 -78.06 198.794 1612 76.399 249.096 -78.067 198.428 1613 76.48 249.14 -78.075 198.073 1614 76.556 249.179 -78.084 197.725 1615 76.627 249.211 -78.094 197.384 1616 76.693 249.238 -78.103 197.047 1617 76.753 249.258 -78.115 196.719 1618 76.808 249.273 -78.126 196.391 1619 76.856 249.283 -78.139 196.069 1620 76.898 249.289 -78.152 195.749 1621 76.934 249.293 -78.164 195.433 1622 76.966 249.295 -78.176 195.117 1623 76.993 249.297 -78.189 194.808 1624 77.016 249.299 -78.2 194.501 1625 77.036 249.302 -78.211 194.193 1626 77.051 249.306 -78.22 193.888 1627 77.063 249.311 -78.229 193.583 1628 77.072 249.317 -78.238 193.282 1629 77.078 249.325 -78.245 192.979 1630 77.083 249.335 -78.251 192.677 1631 77.085 249.347 -78.257 192.376 1632 77.086 249.36 -78.261 192.076 1633 77.085 249.376 -78.264 191.775 1634 77.083 249.392 -78.266 191.475 1635 77.077 249.409 -78.266 191.175 1636 77.071 249.428 -78.265 190.876 1637 77.064 249.447 -78.263 190.575 1638 77.053 249.466 -78.26 190.277 1639 77.039 249.485 -78.256 189.977 1640 77.024 249.503 -78.251 189.678 1641 77.005 249.521 -78.246 189.378 1642 76.984 249.536 -78.239 189.078 1643 76.958 249.55 -78.234 188.78 1644 76.931 249.561 -78.228 188.482 1645 76.899 249.569 -78.222 188.184 1646 76.865 249.573 -78.216 187.89 1647 76.829 249.574 -78.209 187.598 1648 76.79 249.572 -78.204 187.31 1649 76.75 249.565 -78.198 187.027 1650 76.708 249.555 -78.194 186.752 1651 76.666 249.541 -78.188 186.481 1652 76.622 249.524 -78.183 186.218 1653 76.578 249.504 -78.178 185.965 1654 76.535 249.481 -78.173 185.719 1655 76.491 249.456 -78.169 185.481 1656 76.447 249.428 -78.164 185.257 1657 76.405 249.398 -78.16 185.04 1658 76.362 249.366 -78.155 184.833 1659 76.321 249.332 -78.149 184.633 1660 76.28 249.297 -78.143 184.44 1661 76.238 249.261 -78.138 184.248 1662 76.196 249.223 -78.132 184.054 1663 76.154 249.186 -78.126 183.859 1664 76.11 249.148 -78.119 183.657 1665 76.066 249.11 -78.112 183.447 1666 76.02 249.072 -78.103 183.228 1667 75.974 249.034 -78.094 183.003 1668 75.926 248.996 -78.086 182.772 1669 75.879 248.957 -78.076 182.535 1670 75.831 248.919 -78.066 182.29 1671 75.783 248.882 -78.055 182.039 1672 75.734 248.845 -78.044 181.782 1673 75.685 248.808 -78.031 181.523 1674 75.639 248.772 -78.017 181.261 1675 75.591 248.736 -78.003 181.004 1676 75.546 248.7 -77.988 180.746 1677 75.503 248.663 -77.973 180.495 1678 75.46 248.624 -77.957 180.252 1679 75.42 248.583 -77.941 180.014 1680 75.382 248.539 -77.926 179.786 1681 75.345 248.49 -77.91 179.564 1682 75.309 248.436 -77.896 179.351 1683 75.274 248.376 -77.882 179.143 1684 75.239 248.311 -77.869 178.939 1685 75.204 248.241 -77.859 178.741 1686 75.168 248.166 -77.849 178.543 1687 75.131 248.086 -77.84 178.348 1688 75.092 248.002 -77.833 178.151 1689 75.052 247.913 -77.828 177.957 1690 75.011 247.819 -77.824 177.763 1691 74.969 247.721 -77.822 177.569 1692 74.927 247.618 -77.822 177.375 1693 74.883 247.51 -77.823 177.182 1694 74.84 247.398 -77.824 176.988 1695 74.796 247.283 -77.827 176.791 1696 74.752 247.163 -77.832 176.596 1697 74.709 247.039 -77.836 176.398 1698 74.666 246.913 -77.841 176.196 1699 74.625 246.782 -77.847 175.995 1700 74.582 246.65 -77.853 175.787 1701 74.541 246.516 -77.86 175.577 1702 74.499 246.381 -77.867 175.357 1703 74.458 246.248 -77.873 175.134 1704 74.416 246.119 -77.878 174.9 1705 74.374 245.995 -77.883 174.658 1706 74.33 245.879 -77.886 174.403 1707 74.284 245.772 -77.887 174.131 1708 74.235 245.676 -77.887 173.845 1709 74.183 245.591 -77.885 173.537 1710 74.129 245.519 -77.88 173.211 1711 74.072 245.459 -77.873 172.87 1712 74.013 245.413 -77.863 172.513 1713 73.952 245.38 -77.853 172.142 1714 73.89 245.359 -77.84 171.762 1715 73.826 245.348 -77.826 171.373 1716 73.76 245.348 -77.811 170.98 1717 73.694 245.355 -77.797 170.581 1718 73.628 245.369 -77.783 170.186 1719 73.562 245.389 -77.771 169.793 1720 73.499 245.411 -77.76 169.412 1721 73.438 245.434 -77.752 169.044 1722 73.381 245.455 -77.745 168.694 1723 73.327 245.474 -77.742 168.366 1724 73.28 245.487 -77.744 168.065 1725 73.24 245.494 -77.75 167.791 1726 73.208 245.493 -77.76 167.544 1727 73.182 245.486 -77.774 167.327 1728 73.164 245.473 -77.791 167.13 1729 73.152 245.457 -77.81 166.953 1730 73.148 245.44 -77.83 166.791 1731 73.149 245.422 -77.851 166.636 1732 73.157 245.405 -77.872 166.488 1733 73.171 245.391 -77.891 166.344 1734 73.193 245.378 -77.91 166.201 1735 73.22 245.369 -77.927 166.062 1736 73.251 245.361 -77.942 165.92 1737 73.289 245.356 -77.957 165.778 1738 73.328 245.354 -77.971 165.632 1739 73.37 245.357 -77.982 165.48 1740 73.413 245.365 -77.993 165.324 1741 73.456 245.379 -78.004 165.164 1742 73.5 245.399 -78.013 164.997 1743 73.542 245.427 -78.02 164.828 1744 73.585 245.461 -78.027 164.655 1745 73.628 245.501 -78.034 164.483 1746 73.67 245.547 -78.039 164.313 1747 73.712 245.599 -78.042 164.143 1748 73.755 245.657 -78.045 163.983 1749 73.799 245.723 -78.046 163.825 1750 73.844 245.796 -78.045 163.679 1751 73.889 245.879 -78.043 163.543 1752 73.933 245.974 -78.037 163.415 1753 73.978 246.08 -78.028 163.297 1754 74.02 246.204 -78.017 163.186 1755 74.057 246.348 -78.001 163.078 1756 74.09 246.514 -77.98 162.968 1757 74.115 246.704 -77.952 162.855 1758 74.135 246.918 -77.921 162.735 1759 74.146 247.154 -77.886 162.615 1760 74.15 247.41 -77.847 162.49 1761 74.148 247.682 -77.804 162.364 1762 74.138 247.969 -77.761 162.24 1763 74.121 248.268 -77.716 162.118 1764 74.098 248.579 -77.669 161.995 1765 74.069 248.9 -77.62 161.872 1766 74.032 249.234 -77.568 161.739 1767 73.987 249.579 -77.51 161.6 1768 73.939 249.933 -77.449 161.46 1769 73.885 250.294 -77.383 161.314 1770 73.828 250.656 -77.317 161.178 1771 73.769 251.015 -77.248 161.051 1772 73.706 251.366 -77.181 160.936 1773 73.64 251.707 -77.116 160.832 1774 73.572 252.035 -77.053 160.731 1775 73.501 252.347 -76.991 160.634 1776 73.429 252.645 -76.933 160.538 1777 73.357 252.928 -76.875 160.434 1778 73.281 253.2 -76.817 160.313 1779 73.203 253.463 -76.76 160.172 1780 73.12 253.72 -76.7 160.007 1781 73.035 253.973 -76.639 159.818 1782 72.945 254.225 -76.575 159.605 1783 72.85 254.479 -76.509 159.37 1784 72.753 254.735 -76.44 159.109 1785 72.649 254.994 -76.368 158.823 1786 72.542 255.255 -76.293 158.513 1787 72.433 255.515 -76.216 158.189 1788 72.326 255.769 -76.141 157.862 1789 72.223 256.016 -76.067 157.536 1790 72.127 256.251 -75.998 157.225 1791 72.04 256.473 -75.932 156.931 1792 71.96 256.683 -75.873 156.656 1793 71.89 256.882 -75.819 156.4 1794 71.825 257.073 -75.769 156.16 1795 71.767 257.26 -75.722 155.934 1796 71.712 257.445 -75.677 155.722 1797 71.662 257.629 -75.634 155.523 1798 71.615 257.813 -75.591 155.34 1799 71.574 257.995 -75.549 155.173 1800 71.534 258.179 -75.509 155.02 1801 71.495 258.365 -75.467 154.878 1802 71.457 258.551 -75.424 154.743 1803 71.417 258.739 -75.381 154.615 1804 71.375 258.925 -75.339 154.494 1805 71.331 259.109 -75.296 154.374 1806 71.284 259.29 -75.251 154.257 1807 71.235 259.468 -75.208 154.145 1808 71.185 259.642 -75.165 154.037 1809 71.134 259.811 -75.122 153.935 1810 71.082 259.976 -75.08 153.839 1811 71.032 260.137 -75.038 153.75 1812 70.983 260.292 -74.997 153.668 1813 70.938 260.441 -74.956 153.596 1814 70.897 260.583 -74.917 153.536 1815 70.859 260.719 -74.879 153.485 1816 70.825 260.847 -74.842 153.446 1817 70.795 260.966 -74.807 153.418 1818 70.768 261.077 -74.774 153.401 1819 70.744 261.179 -74.742 153.394 1820 70.722 261.275 -74.71 153.389 1821 70.699 261.367 -74.678 153.384 1822 70.677 261.456 -74.644 153.371 1823 70.653 261.546 -74.608 153.345 1824 70.627 261.632 -74.571 153.305 1825 70.602 261.705 -74.532 153.246 1826 70.579 261.755 -74.495 153.168 1827 70.557 261.789 -74.46 153.074 1828 70.533 261.813 -74.428 152.966 1829 70.504 261.836 -74.398 152.847 1830 70.464 261.872 -74.369 152.718 1831 70.411 261.931 -74.337 152.581 1832 70.346 262.011 -74.305 152.441 1833 70.271 262.108 -74.271 152.305 1834 70.189 262.221 -74.237 152.181 1835 70.105 262.35 -74.203 152.079 1836 70.021 262.496 -74.167 152.002 1837 69.936 262.657 -74.13 151.943 1838 69.848 262.829 -74.089 151.886 1839 69.761 262.998 -74.045 151.826 1840 69.681 263.14 -74.003 151.768 1841 69.615 263.235 -73.968 151.716 1842 69.56 263.289 -73.936 151.662 1843 69.51 263.311 -73.906 151.598 1844 69.463 263.312 -73.874 151.516 1845 69.42 263.301 -73.836 151.404 1846 69.379 263.287 -73.791 151.255 1847 69.341 263.27 -73.739 151.078 1848 69.311 263.251 -73.682 150.885 1849 69.288 263.231 -73.62 150.685 1850 69.271 263.215 -73.555 150.486 1851 69.259 263.206 -73.485 150.293 1852 69.249 263.203 -73.415 150.109 1853 69.24 263.204 -73.346 149.933 1854 69.23 263.208 -73.281 149.767 1855 69.219 263.214 -73.218 149.609 1856 69.205 263.221 -73.157 149.453 1857 69.192 263.229 -73.1 149.305 1858 69.18 263.238 -73.046 149.166 1859 69.174 263.243 -72.996 149.038 1860 69.178 263.237 -72.951 148.922 1861 69.196 263.211 -72.913 148.819 1862 69.225 263.174 -72.88 148.727 1863 69.259 263.135 -72.848 148.644 1864 69.296 263.101 -72.818 148.569 1865 69.336 263.076 -72.787 148.498 1866 69.375 263.066 -72.755 148.428 1867 69.414 263.063 -72.722 148.365 1868 69.455 263.062 -72.692 148.315 1869 69.496 263.056 -72.662 148.277 1870 69.536 263.044 -72.635 148.243 1871 69.575 263.025 -72.607 148.207 1872 69.615 263.004 -72.578 148.177 1873 69.659 262.986 -72.548 148.154 1874 69.708 262.968 -72.518 148.143 1875 69.76 262.942 -72.487 148.14 1876 69.812 262.9 -72.455 148.144 1877 69.863 262.847 -72.422 148.156 1878 69.914 262.789 -72.391 148.177 1879 69.964 262.733 -72.359 148.209 1880 70.013 262.686 -72.327 148.254 1881 70.061 262.652 -72.292 148.313 1882 70.111 262.628 -72.257 148.383 1883 70.163 262.611 -72.221 148.461 1884 70.218 262.598 -72.183 148.548 1885 70.276 262.591 -72.144 148.642 1886 70.335 262.589 -72.105 148.745 1887 70.394 262.59 -72.066 148.848 1888 70.448 262.59 -72.028 148.946 1889 70.497 262.585 -71.989 149.031 1890 70.546 262.574 -71.952 149.11 1891 70.584 262.606 -71.923 149.153 1892 70.6 262.718 -71.905 149.124 1893 70.592 262.894 -71.895 149.03 1894 70.564 263.11 -71.888 148.888 1895 70.525 263.338 -71.879 148.726 1896 70.483 263.547 -71.866 148.569 1897 70.449 263.712 -71.843 148.44 1898 70.43 263.813 -71.812 148.349 1899 70.433 263.845 -71.77 148.309 1900 70.46 263.814 -71.721 148.324 1901 70.499 263.756 -71.668 148.369 1902 70.539 263.697 -71.616 148.412 1903 70.578 263.638 -71.563 148.455 1904 70.618 263.579 -71.51 148.499 1905 70.657 263.52 -71.458 148.542 1906 70.683 263.472 -71.397 148.562 1907 70.708 263.424 -71.336 148.582 1908 70.734 263.376 -71.274 148.602 1909 70.76 263.328 -71.213 148.622 1910 70.785 263.28 -71.151 148.641 1911 70.834 263.218 -71.082 148.62 1912 70.883 263.156 -71.012 148.599 1913 70.931 263.094 -70.942 148.578 1914 70.981 263.031 -70.871 148.558 1915 71.03 262.968 -70.801 148.537 1916 71.091 262.898 -70.724 148.469 1917 71.152 262.827 -70.646 148.401 1918 71.214 262.756 -70.568 148.334 1919 71.275 262.686 -70.491 148.268 1920 71.337 262.615 -70.413 148.202 1921 71.426 262.494 -70.328 148.084 1922 71.516 262.374 -70.242 147.967 1923 71.606 262.252 -70.157 147.852 1924 71.696 262.13 -70.071 147.737 1925 71.786 262.007 -69.987 147.624 1926 71.881 261.872 -69.892 147.453 1927 71.977 261.735 -69.797 147.284 1928 72.073 261.597 -69.704 147.117 1929 72.17 261.457 -69.61 146.951 1930 72.268 261.317 -69.516 146.788 1931 72.371 261.191 -69.424 146.579 1932 72.475 261.064 -69.331 146.371 1933 72.58 260.934 -69.239 146.166 1934 72.687 260.802 -69.146 145.963 1935 72.796 260.667 -69.054 145.762 1936 72.894 260.564 -68.957 145.523 1937 72.993 260.458 -68.859 145.287 1938 73.093 260.351 -68.761 145.053 1939 73.195 260.241 -68.663 144.82 1940 73.299 260.129 -68.566 144.59 1941 73.421 260.062 -68.48 144.556 1942 73.544 259.992 -68.396 144.524 1943 73.67 259.918 -68.314 144.495 1944 73.797 259.842 -68.232 144.467 1945 73.926 259.762 -68.15 144.44 1946 74.066 259.643 -68.098 144.264 1947 74.208 259.521 -68.045 144.087 1948 74.35 259.397 -67.993 143.908 1949 74.494 259.27 -67.941 143.728 1950 74.638 259.141 -67.888 143.546 1951 74.741 259.039 -67.752 143.135 1952 74.848 258.932 -67.613 142.724 1953 74.957 258.821 -67.475 142.316 1954 75.069 258.704 -67.335 141.909 1955 75.184 258.582 -67.194 141.504 1956 75.208 258.658 -67.099 141.256 1957 75.232 258.734 -67.001 141.004 1958 75.255 258.812 -66.902 140.749 1959 75.278 258.889 -66.802 140.49 1960 75.301 258.967 -66.7 140.228 1961 75.364 258.908 -66.626 140.087 1962 75.429 258.848 -66.551 139.946 1963 75.494 258.787 -66.478 139.807 1964 75.56 258.725 -66.404 139.668 1965 75.626 258.663 -66.331 139.53 1966 75.677 258.735 -66.27 139.504 1967 75.728 258.807 -66.208 139.478 1968 75.778 258.88 -66.146 139.451 1969 75.829 258.953 -66.085 139.426 1970 75.878 259.026 -66.023 139.4 1971 75.934 259.092 -65.967 139.425 1972 75.989 259.158 -65.91 139.45 1973 76.044 259.225 -65.853 139.474 1974 76.098 259.293 -65.795 139.498 1975 76.153 259.362 -65.738 139.522 1976 76.303 259.158 -65.676 139.488 1977 76.454 258.952 -65.613 139.453 1978 76.604 258.745 -65.549 139.418 1979 76.755 258.535 -65.486 139.384 1980 76.906 258.323 -65.423 139.349 1981 77.005 258.140 -65.363 139.314 1982 77.104 257.956 -65.304 139.280 1983 77.202 257.769 -65.244 139.246 1984 77.300 257.581 -65.184 139.212 1985 77.398 257.391 -65.125 139.178 1986 77.537 257.184 -65.081 139.122 1987 77.677 256.973 -65.038 139.067 1988 77.816 256.757 -64.995 139.011 1989 77.956 256.537 -64.952 138.956 1990 78.095 256.311 -64.910 138.902 1991 78.286 256.010 -64.885 138.867 1992 78.476 255.699 -64.860 138.832 1993 78.665 255.380 -64.836 138.798 1994 78.854 255.050 -64.812 138.764 1995 79.043 254.710 -64.788 138.73 1996 79.417 253.995 -64.762 138.644 1997 79.798 253.211 -64.737 138.558 1998 80.185 252.350 -64.711 138.473 1999 80.576 251.403 -64.687 138.388 2000 80.972 250.360 -64.661 138.303 2001 81.427 248.992 -64.638 138.211 2002 81.879 247.468 -64.615 138.12 2003 82.325 245.769 -64.591 138.029 2004 82.762 243.881 -64.568 137.938 2005 83.186 241.782 -64.545 137.848 2006 83.602 239.408 -64.523 137.742 2007 83.995 236.784 -64.500 137.637 2008 84.363 233.900 -64.477 137.532 2009 84.702 230.751 -64.454 137.428 2010 85.020 227.166 -64.432 137.325 2011 85.370 222.596 -64.401 137.176 2012 85.676 217.521 -64.370 137.028 2013 85.933 211.982 -64.340 136.881 2014 86.138 206.059 -64.309 136.734 2015 86.289 199.975 -64.278 136.586 2016 86.395 193.710 -64.245 136.419 2017 86.455 187.413 -64.212 136.253 2018 86.471 181.245 -64.179 136.088 2019 86.448 175.346 -64.147 135.924 2020 86.391 169.818 -64.114 135.760