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Magnetic Observatories


As part of an ongoing project to provide magnetic data from parts of the world where distribution of magnetic observatories is sparse, three Atlantic installations have been established in addition to our long standing UK sites. The data from these observatories will not only aid scientific research into rates of change of the magnetic field and increase the accuracy of the BGS Global Geomagnetic Model, but will also provide data to exploration geophysicists engaged in current and future oil exploration.


Observatory IAGA Code Latitude (Deg) Longitude (Deg E)
Lerwick LER 60.133 N 358.816
Eskdalemuir ESK 55.317 N 356.800
Hartland HAD 50.995 N 355.516
Ascension Island ASC 07.949 S 345.624
Falkland Islands PST 51.704 S 302.107
Sable Island SBL 43.932 N 299.991
Jim Carrigan JCO 70.356 N 211.201