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‘Three norths’ set to leave England
The historic alignment of the three norths - true, magnetic, and grid north - is set to leave England three years after they combined, and not return for hundreds of years.
The three ‘norths’ combine over Great Britain for the first time in history
November 2022 saw geospatial history being made when true north, magnetic north and grid north combine at a single point in Great Britain for the first time ever.

