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Discovery of North Magnetic Pole

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1831Date range
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1Places

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1831

James Clark Ross1 June 1831

North Magnetic Pole · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Helps locate the position of the North Magnetic Pole on 1 June 1831 on the Boothia Peninsula in the far north of Canada

Names involved

James Clark Ross

Provenance

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