South Magnetic Pole

wandering point on the Earth where the geomagnetic field lines are directed vertically upwards, at 64°S 137°E as of 2015 in the Southern Ocean
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South Magnetic Pole

Summary

South Magnetic Pole is a geographic location[1]. It draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_location category, ranking #16 of 147).[2]

Key Facts

  • South Magnetic Pole is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3].
  • South Magnetic Pole's continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].
  • South Magnetic Pole's instance of is recorded as geographic location[5].
  • South Magnetic Pole's instance of is recorded as magnetic pole of Earth[6].
  • south is named after South Magnetic Pole[7].
  • South Magnetic Pole's locator map image is recorded as Magnetic South Pole locations.png[8].
  • South Magnetic Pole's opposite of is recorded as North Magnetic Pole[9].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.28, 'lon': 136.59}[10].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.4, 'lon': 137.1}[11].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.4, 'lon': 137.3}[12].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.49694444444444, 'lon': 137.6838888888889}[13].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -63.5, 'lon': 138}[14].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -64.6, 'lon': 138.5}[15].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -75.08333333333333, 'lon': 154.13333333333333}[16].
  • South Magnetic Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -72.41666666666667, 'lon': 155.26666666666668}[17].
  • South Magnetic Pole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p116d[18].
  • South Magnetic Pole's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/data/poles/SP.xy[19].
  • South Magnetic Pole's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/South-Magnetic-Pole[20].
  • South Magnetic Pole's different from is recorded as south geomagnetic pole[21].
  • South Magnetic Pole's different from is recorded as South Pole[22].

Body

Geography

South Magnetic Pole is located in Antarctic Treaty area[3]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include geographic location[5] and magnetic pole of Earth[6].

History and Context

south is named after South Magnetic Pole[7].

Why It Matters

South Magnetic Pole draws 155 Wikipedia views per month (geographic_location category, ranking #16 of 147).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp. wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp. wdc.kugi.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . antdiv.gov.au. antdiv.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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