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North Pole
The northern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean.
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Who is the most famous pole volter?
I don't know of any "pole volter", but of "pole vaulters", the most famous is Sergei Bubka.
Who was the first person to reach both the South and North Poles?
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole by foot, but he only flew over the North Pole. In the strictest meaning of attaining a Pole, this does not really count.
We have to come a long way forward to find someone who reached both Poles by foot, to the Transglobe Expedition of 1979/82, when Ranulph Fiennes and Charlie Burton became the first persons to achieve both poles by foot. They reached the South Pole on December 17th 1980, and the North Pole on April 11th 1982.
Which bird flies annually from pole to pole?
The Arctic Tern holds the record for the longest migration, annually flying from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back. This remarkable bird travels around 44,000 miles each year, taking advantage of the long daylight hours in both polar regions to maximize feeding opportunities.
As you face east the north pole is on your?
Rpgz answered: on your left. As long as your compass is working and your not at the north pole (execlty on the point). North, East, South and West are all determind by the dirction you are looking and how that compares to the 8 answers. So if you stood facing east then this diagram may be of help: North /\ East > And so it could only be your left and not your right. And so if the answer was 'right' then there would have to be something wrong with the terminology of the quesiton. ID1677134368 answered: When you face east, thw north pole would be on your right.
What is the vertical diameter of the earth from the North Pole to the South Pole?
The diameter of the earth through the poles is 7,926.41 miles or 12,756.32 kilometers. The diameter of the earth at the equator is 7,926.41 miles or 12,756.32 kilometers. Thus the earth is 25 miles or 41 km wider than it is tall, giving it a slight bulge at the equator. This shape is known as an ellipsoid or more properly, geoid (earth-like).
Is there alive volcano under the north pole?
Recent expeditions under the arctic ice reveal active volcanism.
Distance from London to South Pole?
The distance from London to the South Pole is approximately 14,000 kilometers (8,700 miles) when measured in a straight line. However, travel distance may vary depending on the route and mode of transportation.
The third ice age, known as the Quaternary glaciation, began around 2.58 million years ago and continues to the present day with alternating glacial and interglacial periods. This era is characterized by the presence of large ice sheets and glaciers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
How far are the north and south poles away from the equator?
In latitude, each pole is 90° from the equator.
The surface distance from a pole to the equator is 1/4 of the polar circumference of the Earth (40,007.86 kilometers or 24,859.73 miles). So the distance from the equator to either pole is approximately 10,001.96 kilometers or 6,214.93 miles. This was the original basis for the definition of the meter.
Does Canada own the North Pole?
The short answer to the question of jurisdiction over the North Pole is that no one "owns" or has political sovereignty over the North Pole. As can be seen from the map above, the Geographic North Pole lies in the center of the vast Arctic Ocean. The North Pole itself is an imaginary point at the earth's northern axis where lines of longitude converge. Since the permanent polar ice pack that covers the Arctic Ocean is constantly in motion moved by wind and currents there is no means to permanently mark the precise location of the North Pole. Therefore, anyone who travels to the North Pole, whether by air, by icebreaker, or by surface travel, will not stay in the precise location for very long. This is unlike the South Pole that is on land--the continent of Antarctica--where there is a permanent base. It is the absence of land at the North Pole that characterizes the matter of polar jurisdiction. (The closest land areas to the North Pole, the northern coast of Ellesmere Island [Canada] and northernmost Greenland [Denmark], are both roughly 450 statute miles away and virtually uninhabited).
However, the situation may be slightly more complicated than appears at first. At various times Canada has claimed sovereignty over "everything" between Canada's territorial limits--between the longitudinal lines along the east and west borders of the country--"up to" the North Pole where, of course, the lines of longitude converge. On several occasions, Canada has claimed sovereignty over the Northwest Passage-- the northern sea route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans--since it lies within its territorial claims. But if the trend continues for the Northwest Passage to become more navigable, this claim is sure to receive serious international challenges.
An assertion of Canada's sovereignty over part of the Arctic Ocean that did not receive any international challenge occurred during the summer of 2000. When the pilot of a well-publicized north pole flight abandoned his plane on the ice near the pole due to engine trouble, Environment Canada threatened to fine him for "littering." This was obviously asserting a territorial claim over that part of the Arctic Ocean. (The pilot eventually returned, repaired the engine and flew the plane out to Alert in northern Canada on the shores of the Arctic Ocean).
One of the few times that the matter of sovereignty arose in the past concerns a murder that occurred on the polar ice pack near the North Pole in 1909. Two Eskimo companions allegedly murdered a member of 1908/09 Peary expedition although at the time the death was attributed to an accidental drowning. The murder came to light in the 1920s when the two Eskimos are said to have "confessed" to a Danish missionary. The eventual outcome (this is the short version of the story) was that the matter was dropped and one of the reasons given was that no one had any jurisdiction over the area where the murder occurred.
Nevertheless, with more and more people traveling to the North Pole each year, by various means, for various purposes, and from various points around the polar rim, disputes and matters of jurisdiction are bound to arise. It will be interesting to see how this situation, one that at first was largely a theoretical question, unfolds.
Why is there more cloud cover at the north pole and south pole?
Clouds mean rain and no sun. For when there are clouds the south & north pole stay cool because there's no sun, when the north & south pole do get sun its at such a minimum level that the ice there doesn't defrost. if the north & south pole do get too much sun exposure this could mean that the ice would melt creating the ocean to overflow and death of many species including the human species...
Eskimos live in areas of the Arctic, but not actually at the North Pole. No-one and nothing actually lives at the North Pole, which sits on a floating ice shelf.
What is the latitude of the poles?
The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 degrees south.
Which holds more ice the North pole or the South Pole?
The South Pole, Antarctica, holds far more ice than the Arctic. Arctic ice floats on the ocean and is no more than one metre thick. Antarctic ice is a maximum of 4.7 kilometres deep at Terre Adélie.
What is the distance from Alaska to the North Pole?
If you are talking about the town of North Pole, Alaska, then it's 15 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska.
If you are talking about the geographic North Pole, then it's 1,122 nautical miles (2,078 km) from Point Barrow, Alaska (the northernmost point of land in the USA).
How much of the north pole is land?
There is no specific land. The north pole is just a geographic location.There are ice sheets that cover the north pole. These ice sheets are thick enough to be walked on. There are island that are close to the north pole but there is no land in the north pole.
Are seals in the North or South Pole?
Seals are native to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Seals are also found within the Arctic Circle, quite possibly in the waters of the North Pole. They are the main food of polar bears, which live in the Arctic Circle (near, but not on, the North Pole).
What is happening to the polar ice caps?
The polar ice caps are melting due to global warming caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels. This melting contributes to rising sea levels and impacts ecosystems and wildlife in the polar regions. Efforts to mitigate climate change are crucial to slow down this process.
True or False The Earth's North Magnetic Pole is in the same place as the North Pole?
False. The Earth's magnetic fields are constantly shifting, and have been at widely different points over the Earth's history. The North Pole (geographic) is defined by the Earth's spin, and does not appreciably change over millions of years.
If standing on the North Pole would you spin?
Yes, everyone on the planet is spinning very fast all the time, no matter where they are, the effects of gravity mean that we don't fly off into space or seem to be spinning. If you stand at the north polo you would be able to watch your shadow move around you, it would go slowly but you could see it move with patience.
The name of the first submarine to travel to the North Pole?
You can have two answers to this question.
1, USS Nautilus SSN- 571) reached the position of the Geographical North Pole under the Arctic sea ice at 2315 (EDST) on the 3rd August 1958.
2, On the 17th March, 1959, the USS Skate (SSN-578) surfaced at the position of the North Pole, becoming the first vessel to do so.
Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole?
I think it is because its further away from the equator.
Not really, The reason the South Pole is colder than the North Pole is because the South Pole sits on a landmass, while the North Pole sits on a Ocean, which keeps the region slightly warmer.
Is the North Pole bigger than the south pole?
the south pole is bigger because Antarctica is bigger than Greenland
Greenland has absolutely nothing to do with the North Pole, as the most northern piece of it is approximately 700 kms (450 miles) away from the North Pole.
You are confused by the usage of North and South Poles, The North and South Poles are just imaginary points on the Earths surface, nothing more.
We have come to think that through over usage of the terms North and South Poles, that these places are actually regions, we should be using the terms Arctic (North) and Antarctic (South) for these regions.
