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It isn't. The geographic north pole is located in the Arctic Circle at a latitude of 90^N. This is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean which just happens to be (semi)permanently covered in a huge ice sheet. There is no land beneath it.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe North Pole is in international waters, and continents are considered pieces of land.
A lot of countries are trying to claim the waters for their own, especially Russia, who are drilling oil from waters north of their territory.
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∙ 14y agoNone, The North Pole is an imaginary spot that sits on a floating ice sheet in the Arctic Ocean.
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Can a submarine pass under the north pole?
No, unlike the North Pole, which submarines can pass under, and sometimes surface at. The South Pole is smack bang in the middle of a continent
What continent does the north and south pole belong too?
No, The North Pole is a point in the Arctic Ocean, and the South Pole is a point on the continent of Antarctica.
What pole is located in a continent southpole or North Pole?
The South Pole is located in Antarctica and therefore is on a continent. The ground is permanently frozen there with over a mile of ice above the land mass. The North Pole is conversely NOT on a continent, it actually is not even located on land. The geographic North Pole is located in the Arctic Ocean and seasonally frozen over.
Does the prime meridian pass through north or south America?
The Prime Meridian ends at both the North Pole and South Pole.
What is found at the top of the globe?
The Arctic Ocean, the North Pole, the Arctic Circle.
What continent does 90 degrees longitude pass through?
90˚ N is the North Pole, which is located on no continent. 90˚S is the South Pole, which is located in Antarctica.
What continents pass through the south pole?
The south pole is nearly dead center of the continent of Antarctica.
Can a submarine pass under the north pole?
No, unlike the North Pole, which submarines can pass under, and sometimes surface at. The South Pole is smack bang in the middle of a continent
What continent does the north and south pole belong too?
No, The North Pole is a point in the Arctic Ocean, and the South Pole is a point on the continent of Antarctica.
Which pole is not on a continent?
The north pole
Which pole is located on a continent the north pole or south pole?
The only pole on a continent is on antartica
What continents does the 30 degree line of longitude pass through?
what countries does the 30 degree line of longitude pass through from the north pole to the south pole
What continent is located by a pole?
The south pole is located in Antarctica. There is no continent under the north pole.
Does the prime meridian pass through the south pole or north pole?
both. it runs up to both ex. north---------------------------------------------south
What does earth axis not pass through the north pole the south pole the equator or earth center?
the equator
What pole is on a continent?
north
Is north pole on a continent?
The answer is No
