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Table 4 Magnetic pole positions since 1900 as determined from IGRF-12 in WGS84 geodetic latitude

From: International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation

 

North dip pole

South dip pole

North geomagnetic pole

South geomagnetic pole

Epoch

Latitude

Longitude

Latitude

Longitude

Latitude

Longitude

Latitude

Longitude

1900.0

70.46

-96.19

-71.72

148.32

78.68

-68.79

-78.68

111.21

1905.0

70.66

-96.48

-71.46

148.55

78.68

-68.75

-78.68

111.25

1910.0

70.79

-96.72

-71.15

148.64

78.66

-68.72

-78.66

111.28

1915.0

71.03

-97.03

-70.80

148.54

78.64

-68.57

-78.64

111.43

1920.0

71.34

-97.39

-70.41

148.20

78.63

-68.38

-78.63

111.62

1925.0

71.79

-98.00

-69.99

147.63

78.62

-68.27

-78.62

111.73

1930.0

72.27

-98.69

-69.52

146.79

78.60

-68.26

-78.60

111.74

1935.0

72.80

-99.34

-69.06

145.77

78.57

-68.36

-78.57

111.64

1940.0

73.30

-99.87

-68.57

144.60

78.55

-68.51

-78.55

111.49

1945.0

73.93

-100.24

-68.15

144.44

78.55

-68.53

-78.55

111.47

1950.0

74.64

-100.86

-67.89

143.55

78.55

-68.85

-78.55

111.15

1955.0

75.18

-101.41

-67.19

141.50

78.54

-69.16

-78.54

110.84

1960.0

75.30

-101.03

-66.70

140.23

78.58

-69.47

-78.58

110.53

1965.0

75.63

-101.34

-66.33

139.53

78.60

-69.85

-78.60

110.15

1970.0

75.88

-100.98

-66.02

139.40

78.66

-70.18

-78.66

109.82

1975.0

76.15

-100.64

-65.74

139.52

78.76

-70.47

-78.76

109.53

1980.0

76.91

-101.68

-65.42

139.34

78.88

-70.76

-78.88

109.24

1985.0

77.40

-102.61

-65.13

139.18

79.04

-70.90

-79.04

109.10

1990.0

78.09

-103.68

-64.91

138.90

79.21

-71.13

-79.21

108.87

1995.0

79.09

-105.42

-64.79

138.76

79.39

-71.42

-79.39

108.58

2000.0

80.97

-109.64

-64.66

138.30

79.61

-71.57

-79.61

108.43

2005.0

83.19

-118.24

-64.55

137.85

79.82

-71.81

-79.82

108.19

2010.0

85.02

-132.84

-64.43

137.32

80.09

-72.21

-80.09

107.78

2015.0

86.29

-160.06

-64.28

136.59

80.37

-72.63

-80.37

107.37

2020.0

86.39

169.80

-64.11

135.76

80.65

-73.17

-80.65

106.83