SpeedrooHow fast does Earth's magnetic north pole move?
18.7 ft/hAbout 5.7 m/h · Creep
It has drifted about 22 miles (35 km) to 34 miles (55 km) a year in recent decades, from Canada toward Siberia.
A red kangaroo at full speed, about 35 mph (56 km/h), is about 9,800 times faster.
🧭18.7 ft/h
📏a furlong per fortnight
By speed: the magnetic north pole is about 9.5× faster than a furlong per fortnight.
Things about as fast
- How fast does electricity flow in a wire?2.36 ft/h
- How fast does blood move in your capillaries?3.54 ft/h
- How fast does a dwarf seahorse swim?4.92 ft/h
- How fast does the fastest glacier move?5.48 ft/h
- How fast does a garden snail move?11.8 ft/h
- How fast does a banana slug move?32.5 ft/h
- How fast does the tip of Big Ben's minute hand move?86.6 ft/h
- How fast does ketchup pour?148 ft/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].