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British explorer James Clark Ross led the first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole.
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James Clark Ross
Royal Navy officer and explorer (1800–1862)
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions led by his uncle, John Ross, and in four led by William Edward Parry: in the Antarctic, he led his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
North magnetic pole
Earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere
The north magnetic pole, also known as the magnetic north pole, is a point on the surface of Earth's Northern Hemisphere at which the planet's magnetic field points vertically downward. There is only one location where this occurs, near the geographic north pole. The Earth's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)