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Earth's magnetic field

magnetic field that extends from the Earth's inner core to where it meets the solar wind
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Earth's magnetic field
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Summary

Earth's magnetic field is a planetary magnetic field[1]. It draws 8,280 Wikipedia views per month (planetary magnetic field category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: magnetism[3]
  • Part of: Earth[4]
  • Commons category: Earth's magnetic field[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Magnetic field of the Earth[6]
  • Commons gallery: Earth's magnetic field[7]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[11]
  • Studied by: geomagnetism[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]

Why It Matters

Earth's magnetic field has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['1S4gEV', '3c0U9n']
    Instance of → planetary magnetic field
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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