if you are in hiking in urgway (south America) and look at your compass what direction is it point & why?
Question by Pitt56: if you are in hiking in urgway (south America) and look at your compass what direction is it point & why?
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Answer by JR
If you are in Uruguay which is in the Southern hemisphere your compass will still point to Magnetic North. It will not all of sudden change and point the other way just because you are closer to the South Pole.
What do you think? Answer below!
A compass will always point to magnetic north from any point in the globe. Well except if you are at the magnetic north pole.