kiwiwinter

Story of some Brits living in New Zealand for the Southern Hemisphere Winter in 2004
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Thursday, June 17, 2004

Disoriented in New Zealand - perhaps another reason - magnetism

We just found out that our compass from the UK doesn't work here. It seems that due to magnetic variations, the earth is divided up into 5 magnetic zones and most compasses are only designed to work in particular zones.

Perhaps these magnetic variations also cause people to feel a bit disoriented. After all, lots of animals are thought to migrate using the earth's magnetic field for guidance.

2 Comments:

  • So is that what you call this stint in New Zealand? Migration.

    By Blogger sue foster, at 6/19/2004  

  • Yip! That must be it - I think we were driven here by the Earth's magnetic forces!

    By Blogger litsl, at 6/21/2004  

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