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16 January 1909: Explorers reach the South Magnetic Pole

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On 16 January 1909, Edgeworth David, Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay, members of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, reached the South Magnetic Pole after hauling their sledges for more than 2,000 km. The magnetic pole, where compass needles point straight down, slowly moves over time.