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Magnetic vs. true
'''North''' is one of the four cardinal directions. In European and American maps, it is generally conceived of as the top or upward direction, whereas [[South]] is directed towards the bottom.
'''North''' is one of the four cardinal directions. In European and American maps, it is generally conceived of as the top or upward direction, whereas [[South]] is directed towards the bottom.<br />
In medieval European mythology, north is the direction of [[Hell]].
==Magnetic vs. true==
True north (the north pole) is a set location, which appears on earth to stand just below the north star. However, the earth's magnetic field fluctuates, so magnetic north does not perfectly align with true north.<ref>http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/hiking/compass-or-gps2.htm</ref> This is believed to be at least partly due to variations in a large underground "river" of molten [[iron]].<ref>http://www.businessinsider.com/fast-flowing-molten-iron-river-in-earths-core-2016-12</ref><br />
Additionally, there is evidence that the earth's magnetic poles have reversed at least once, and possibly more than that. These reversals are rare and catastrophic. Scientists suspect that as a reversal approaches, magnetic and true north increasingly separate, until a complete reversal closely aligns true and magnetic poles (leaving what is known as magnetic north at true south).<ref>https://www.icr.org/i/pdf/technical/Reversals-of-Earths-Magnetic-Field-During-the-Genesis-Flood.pdf</ref><ref>https://cdn-assets.answersingenesis.org/doc/articles/am/v7/n4/ECP-p873-877-Earths-Magnetic-Field.pdf</ref><ref>https://answersingenesis.org/astronomy/earth/fossil-magnetism-reveals-rapid-reversals-of-earth-magnetic-field/</ref>
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