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TODAY IN ADVENTURE |
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Polar Wanderings: Did you know? |
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On January 16th (that's today!), 1909, three explorers from Sir Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition discovered the position of the South Magnetic Pole, making this accomplishment the first in history. Although the point that Douglass Mawson, Edgeworth David, and Alistair Mackay claimed to be the South Magnetic Pole is debated, there is no question that the point is wandering and moves north-west by about 10 to 15 Kilometers per year due to polar drift. The approximate position on January 16th, 1909 was 72.25°S 155.15°E. |
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