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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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What is the term for the region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south of the equator?
The region between 23 degrees north and 23 degrees south of the equator is called the Tropics. This area is known for its warm climate and receives direct sunlight throughout the year, resulting in a consistent temperature and high biodiversity.
How many countries in south pole?
There is no official flag for the South Pole and many countries' flags fly there.
There are no countries on Antarctica, which means no official flag, no currency, no stamps, nothing to represent sovereignty -- because there isn't any.
What was the first ship to get to the north pole USS?
The first surface vessel to reach the North Pole was the Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika
Sailing from Murmansk, it broke its way through the ice, and reached the North Pole on August 17, 1977.
Arktika is a Nenets word meaning 'End of the Earth'. A rather apt name.
North pole and south pole represent what degrees latitude?
Ninety degrees South Latitude for the south pole and ninety degrees North Latitude for the north pole. No longitude indicator is required to position poles on the planet earth.
How cold is the north pole and south pole?
In general, the South Pole is nearly the coldest place on earth. The only place that is usually colder is in the vicinity of the Vostok Station, also in Antarctica, which lies at a higher elevation. The warmest part of the year in Antarctica is in January - the middle of Summer in the Southern Hemisphere. High temperatures at the South Pole in January average at −25.9 °C (−15 °F).
The coldest part of the year at the South Pole is in July - the middle of the Winter there. Average low temperatures at the South Pole in July drop to -62.8 °C (-81 °F).
Where is gravity strongest equator or north pole?
Force of gravity is proportional to the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance. Only considering the force of gravity, it is larger at the equator. If you measure the weight of an object, however, countering gravity is the centripetal force of rotation, which will "subtract" from the force of gravity at the equator.
What happens during a pole reversal?
Pole reversal or geomagnetic reversal. The North and South pole "flip", in the case of the earth, the magnetic North pole (normally at the top of the earth), would now be at the bottom and the magnetic South would be at the top.
This has happened hundreds of times over the history of the earth and can be "read" from the orientation of magnetic crystals laid down in molten igneous rocks which "record" the direction of magnetic North as the rock cools.
Should such an event happen during our lifetime the effects would be substantial, but not life threatening. Compasses would be reversed, GPS systems would be out etc. But all of these things can be rectified with some smart programming, re-labeling and re-orientating ourselves to a new way of life.
Sadly, this may not be the case with animals; many animals, mammals, insects and fish use the Earth's magnetic fields to orientate themselves for location and navigation. If a polar flip were to occur, we may find pods of dolphins or whales becoming beached, flocks of birds loosing their way during migration. This could result in large number of these animals dying before they were able to "re-calibrate" themselves.
Maps and geographical reference would have to be changed. For example you couldn't call the "Middle East" that any more as it would now be the "Middle West". The West Wing of the White House, would now be the East Wing etc :)
Think about how things would change if such a reversal were to take place, what things would be influenced and how that may affect your daily life.
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Which line of latitude that divided North and South Korea?
The demarcation line between North and South Korea is located near the 38th parallel. This line essentially divides the two countries along the latitude of 38 degrees North.
Why do people find it hard to live in the north pole?
The interesting fact is that the North Pole is much warmer than the South Pole because it lies at the middle of an ocean (which keeps heat), rather than a continental land mass.
During the winter time temperatures at the North Pole can range from about -43C (-45F) to -26C (-15F), so the average temperature is -34C (-30F). During the summer time the temperature is 0C, 32F.
2. Is the North Pole located on a continent?No, the North Pole is located in constantly shifting sea ice which is covered the middle of the Arctic Ocean.South Pole located on a continent and this fact describes the difference between North Pole weather and South pole weather. Continent is always much colder than water. North Pole represents the huge amount of pure ice and this ice cover absolutely the whole space of North Pole.
3. Why does Santa live at the North Pole?According some legends Santa Claus lives in the North Pole. People believe that North Pole is the residence of Santa Claus because he has to live in the cold place. There is warehouse of gifts on the North Pole. These gifts lays here during the whole year and before the New Year Santa takes all necessary gifts and flies with them to houses of children on his reindeers. To support this idea Canada Post made postal code HOH OHO for North Pole and now children can use it for sending letters to Santa Claus.
5. Who discovered the North Pole?Who discovered the North Pole is still the point at issue. There are two men who reached the North Pole almost at the same time - Frederick Albert Cook (1908) and Robert Peary (1909). The scientific society considers Robert Peary as a first who reached the North Pole. However they both didn't provide the convincing proof of it. Actually the first scientific station was established near the North Pole only in 1937 by Russians expedition. However the first registered step on the North Pole was in 1948. The scientist Ivan Papanin and his expedition had begun an investigation of North Pole.
6. Who owns the North Pole?Nobody owns the North Pole, it is situated in Exclusive Economic Zone of Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark and the United States. Nowadays the world prepares to reparation of the Arctic spaces. There are a lot of minerals on North Pole. There is a huge amount of oil and organic gas. Russia, USA and Denmark started their fight already. Denmark told that North Pole is located near the Greenland and it is mean that North Pole should be their, USA argued that the first man on North Pole was American and Russians just put boundary post on the North Pole.
7. What continent is the North Pole on?North Pole is not a continent, it is a point which is located in Arctic Ocean in shifting sea ice right opposite of South Pole. It means that all North Pole is covered by ice which never thaws. Historically, there was not continent here never or during thousands years. May be there was a continent when the Earth represented the new planet with one big continent and no reasonable life on it. There is a bottom beyond all this water but it cannot named a continent it is just a bottom of Arctic Ocean.
8. What continent does the North Pole belong to?The North Pole doesn't belong to continent, because it is located in Arctic Ocean, the closest land to it is Kaffeklubben Island, off the northern coast of Greenland about 700 km (440 mi) away. That's why Denmark supposes that the North Pole should become their territory. But if you will follow by meridians you can see that the majority of the North Pole belongs to Russia. Some part is belong to USA and Canada, and some to Scandinavian countries. But by now it is not belongs to any country.
9. Is the North Pole a country?No, The North Pole is independent territory which is governed by the International Seabed Authority. It is intergovernmental body located on Jamaica. It is independent treaty organization. Actually there is not any country on North Pole not only because of its status of independent zone but also because of weather condition. It will be very difficult to adopt the North Pole for comfortable people's life.
10. When was the North Pole discovered?Officially the date of North Pole discovery is April 6,1909 when Robert Peary with friends reached it. But these fact was challenged by Robert Peary who was assured scientific society that it was he who discovered the North Pole in 1909.
11. Which has no land under it the north or south pole?There is no land under the North Pole, only 4 km depth water under sea ice. Quite the contrary the South Pole is located in continent. By the way. Antarctica is the highest continent, the medium altitude of continent is 2000 meters. The majority f this altitude is ice, in some places ice reach up the mark of 3500 meters.
12. Is the North Pole part of a continent?North Pole is not a part of continent, it is a point in the shifting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. The nearest land is Greenland and the nearest continent is Eurasian. And there is not continent under North Pole, only water in the condition of ice.
13. What continent is the North Pole in?There is no continent under North Pole only water of Ocean covering by sea ice. South Pole is located on continent which named Antarctica and North Pole is only the permafrost. There was not a continent here never.
14. What lives in the North Pole?There are several animals, such as Polar bears, jar seals and Arctic foxes, and birds, such as Snow Bunting, Northern Fulmar and Black-legged Kittiwake in North Pole. Only these animals can live in such strong and difficult conditions. Of course there is not plenty of animals but all types of animals who lives here is very impressive and unique.
15. How to survive on the North Pole?Before even venturing out into the cold you need to plan your outing and then execute that plan. Dressing up the right way is crucial. Layer, layer, layer. Only use natural or synthetic materials that breath. The reason for this is that you will perspire an having a cold wet layer next to your body can easily lead to frostbite. Wool and fleece are great for creating that thick air pocket layer in between. The outer layer needs to be water and wind resistant and still breath. Thick soled shoes will insulate from the ground. Felt booties are the best inside a boot, but if you have a modern hiking boot then, make sure you have room for a woolen sock and still room for blood to flow. If you are hit with a snow storm you need to stop, so that you do not get lost and make it virtually impossible for a rescue to be mounted. Tie a colored cloth outside to mark your location. It is strongly recommend trying to stay awake. If you fall a sleep you will not wake if hyperthermia kicks in and you will sleep longer than anticipated. If you feel a prickly pain in your extremities you can try moving a bit to increase circulation. If your extremities go numb, then you are in big trouble and should try to massage blood flow into them immediately until sensation returns.
As in any crisis situation try to stay calm and don't panic. Common sense is your best friend and if you panic all common sense tends be lost.
What do people wear in the North Pole?
People who live near to or on the North Pole are called Inuits, because that is the name of the language they speak. It was only recently the name for these people changed, and it was brought upon because eskimo in Inuit means 'Eater of Flesh' Which the Inuit population took offence to.
When will the north and south poles switch?
The North Pole ice is melting. Because much of that ice floats on water, the effect strangely enough is that water levels become marginally lower instead of higher: ice has more volume than water. The South pole is not melting. You sometimes see spectacular amounts of ice break off and thunder into the water there, but that is because much of that ice is at the end of a glacier which 'pushes' the ice into the sea.
How Many Degrees North And South is Gabon?
Luanda, Angola,
Latitude = 8.81º S (8º48'36" S)
Longitude = 13.23º E (13º13'47" E).
If you are facing the North Pole what direction is on your left?
If you were standing exactly at the North Pole, the only possible direction you would be able to travel would be south.
Why does the north pole of a compass point towards the earth's north magnetic pole?
The center of the earth has iron core
No, the North Pole is not a state, it is a country. It is one the poles of the earth and is located in the Arctic.
Why does the north end of a compass point north?
It doesn't.
But let's start with a little background. 'True North' and 'True South' are fixed locations that coincide with the earth's axis of rotation. The earth's magnetic field exists between 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South', so-called to distinguish these locations from 'True North' and 'True South'. The locations of 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' are always moving relative to the positions of 'True North' and 'True South'.
It's important to understand that 'Magnetic North' and 'Magnetic South' are locations, and not the magnetic polarities of these locations!
The ends of a compass needle are named after the directions in which they point. Originally, they were called the 'north-seeking pole' and the 'south-seeking pole' respectively, because those are the directions in which they roughly pointed. Actually, they point to Magnetic North and Magnetic South, not True North or True South. By convention, these names (these days, shortened to 'north' and 'south') also define the magnetic polarities of the compass needle.
Because 'opposite poles attract', the magnetic polarity of Magnetic North must be a south pole in order to attract the north pole of a compass needle. And, of course, the magnetic polarity of Magnetic South must be a north pole in order to attract the south pole of a compass needle.
Why are you heavier at the poles than at the equator?
You weigh less at the poles than at the equator due to the little bit of centripetal force trying to fling you off the surface (but gravity is much stronger). Also the earth is not a perfect sphere - it's an oblate spheroid so you are closer to the center of mass at the poles than at the equator and gravity is inversely proportional to the distance between your center of mass and that of the Earth. Your mass doesn't change, just your weight. Gravity near the equator is about 9.782 m/s². Gravity at the North Pole is about 9.832 m/s². You would weigh about 0.5% more at the North Pole than at the equator. the situation is similar at the South Pole but the difference is slightly less because Antarctica is not at sea level. Although land at the South Pole is only about a hundred meters above sea level, the ice sheet above it is roughly 2,700 meters (9,000 feet) thick; the North Pole is much closer to sea level
You will weigh more at the North or South pole than you will at the equator. The difference will be extremely small.
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(from the physics book) You'll weigh more at the pole because you're closer to the earth's center of gravity. That happens because the earth is not a perfect sphere. It is "flattened" at the poles because of the rotation of the earth, and this causes our planet to "bulge" a bit at the equator.
In addition, a person on the equator will have the rotation of the earth trying to "throw them off" the planet. This will subtract a bit more from a person's weight at the equator.
In other words: You weigh LESS at the equator because of --greater distance from the center of mass and --acceleration due to the rotation of the earth. You weigh MORE at either of the poles because --you are closer to the earth's center of gravity and --there is no centripital force at the poles.
Either effect is very small; the difference in a person's weight will be less than one half of one percent. (Less than 0.5%)
If you use a scale that compares your weight to a set of of the scale's own weights, no difference will be seen, because the same forces will be working on those weights. You would have to use a spring scale to get an accurate reading.
Your mass through all this remains the same no matter where you are. It is your weight that varies because weight is a function of mass and gravity.
An Aurora Australis or an Aurora Borealis occurs when streams of particles from the sun's solar winds hit the earth's atmosphere at an angle (as can only happen at the poles). These particles interact with the edges of the earth's magnetic field and when they collide with the gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow creating curtains of blue, green and magenta. An aurora is sometimes accompanied by a crackling sound.
When a magnet is suspended in freely still air then which direction the north pole will rest?
It depends mostly on where you are located.
Where I am, in northern Idaho, the north pole of the magnet will point about 21 1/2 degrees east of the north pole.
How cold does the water get in North Pole?
It is four degree Celsius. Water has highest density at this temperature. Below and above this temperature, the density of water decreases. This is called as anomalous behavior of the water. Because of this phenomena, the life can sustain at the polar region.
