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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in detail.
How does the magnetic declination vary with latitude? Where is it minimum?
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उत्तर
Magnetic declination varies with location and over time. As one moves away from the true north the declination changes depending on the latitude as well as the longitude of the place. By convention, declination is positive when the magnetic north is east of true north, and negative when it is to the west. The decline is small in India. It is 0° 58′ west at Mumbai and 0° 41′ east at Delhi.
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