The compass needle points not to the North Pole, but to the North Magnetic Pole, which is a long way from the geographical North Pole. It does not even point to the North Star. The angle between the true north and the magnetic north is called the “ magnetic variation,” and it has to be allowed for in navigation.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20276, 10 April 1934, Page 5
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