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The North Pole is technically a "cold desert". Very little snow falls there but it is so cold that what does fall seldom melts. In fact it is generally cold enough that the primary means by which the snow dissipates is sublimation - the direct transition of ice to water vapor without melting. It is akin to evaporation.
Monthly precipitation totals at the North Pole average less than 5 mm (0.2 in) from November through May (with a surge to about 20 mm in January), and rise to 10 to 20 mm June through October. If you average it out, daily snowfall at the North Pole would work out to be less than 1 mm.
It should be noted that much of the precipitation is actually in the form of snow that has already fallen elsewhere and then is swept up and entrained by the wind to fall again. High winds often stir up snow, creating the illusion of continuous snowfall. Since it is difficult - if not impossible - to distinguish between new snowfall and snow that fell somewhere else and then was picked up by the winds and redeposited (still frozen) at the North Pole, the total precipitation reported suggests more snow accumulation than is actually observed.
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Does it snow more in the rocky mountains or the north pole?
It snows more in the north pole
What is the environment at the North Pole?
The North Pole is in the Artic Circle. It tends to be fairly cold year-round. Long winters with little sunlight exist, along with heavy snows and ice.
Where would you find the tundra or alpine biome?
I'm not 100% sure, but it would make sense that it would be near a mountain, because of the snow. OR it could be in the arctic, such as the North Pole, or the South Pole. Because it snows alot their and it freezes. :)
Is the North Pole a concrete or abstract noun?
The compound, proper noun North Pole is a concrete noun, a word for a physical location, a specific point on a map.Note: There are two definitions of the North Pole. One is the north magnetic pole, which is a magnetic phenomenon which changes daily depending on changes under the Earth's crust. The other is is a north terrestrial pole, which is the fixed point that references the top of the Earth. There is no actual 'pole' at either physical location.
Two places on earth that you can't travel east or west?
north and south pole. at the north pole the only direction you can move is south, at the south pole the only direction you can move is north... however this falls apart as soon as you leave the pole (even one step) then you can turn right or left and move east or west. (though not far)
How many miles is it from the south pole to the north pole?
It takes about 12,450.5 miles from the north pole to the south pole or south pole to north pole.
If you were standing at the earths north pole which would be located in the zenith?
north celestial pole
How is the season on north pole and south pole?
in north pole
Is an axis one full orbit of an object around another object?
No, an axis is the line between the north pole and the south pole that the planet rotates about in its daily rotation.
Which pole did Matthew Hanson reach with explorer Robert Pearly?
north pole north pole north pole
What is an abbreviation for 90 degrees north latitude?
The North Pole
Where on earth is the sun's rays spread out thinly all the time?
North and south pole
