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What happens when the three ‘norths’ collide?

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grannydarkhair Sat 13-Dec-25 21:37:58

There is a fascinating article on www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk, dated 12/09/2025.

The three ‘norths’ - true, magnetic and grid aligned in November, 2022 and three years later, the triple alignment is leaving England, at Berwick-upon-Tweed and moving into the North Sea today!
The article goes on to say where/when they will touch land again if predictions are correct.
Below is a wee video made in November, 2022.
I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere else which surprises me.

youtu.be/18kQrt3KCbM

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RosieandherMaw Sat 13-Dec-25 22:01:03

They don’t “collide” they are in alignment.

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grannydarkhair Sat 13-Dec-25 22:11:27

My post title is an exact quote from the Ordnance Survey video. If you wish to be pedantic, take it up with OS.

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Maremia Sun 14-Dec-25 08:51:37

Does this affect us in any physical way?

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grannydarkhair Sun 14-Dec-25 16:22:26

Maremia The article/s (there’s three that I found) don’t mention anything about any physical affects.
Using a map and a compass for navigating is affected, the articles explain why.
I said in my original post that I hadn’t seen this mentioned anywhere, one of the articles says there there was a lot of media attention when this alignment was first noticed but I definitely don’t remember reading anything about it in 2014 or any time since.

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RosieandherMaw Sun 14-Dec-25 16:56:45

grannydarkhair

My post title is an exact quote from the Ordnance Survey video. If you wish to be pedantic, take it up with OS.

I don’t wish to be pedantic- that word is yours (pedantic)

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Allsorts Sun 21-Dec-25 22:04:05

Don't think it will bother us too much but it's interesting.

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