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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 countries claim the North Pole?
Canada, Denmark (through Greenland), Norway, Russia, and the United States have made claims to the North Pole based on their continental shelves. However, the North Pole itself is considered international territory by the United Nations.
Is earth magnetic pole aligned with its geographic pole?
For example the south pole and the south geographic pole are located at the bottom and they are aligned. that's how they are the same plus they are both poles.
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Is value of g is greater at the poles or at equator?
The expression for acceleration due to gravity is
ge=GMe/r2Acceleration due to gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the center of the Earth and the object. The acceleration due to gravity produced in an object on the surface of the Earth is dependent on the radius of the Earth. Earth is not a perfect sphere (slightly bulging out at the equator) its radius decreases as we move from the equator to the poles. At the equator and at sea level its value is about 9.78 m/s2 and at the poles it is 9.83 m/s2. Its mean value is taken as 9.8 m/s2 for all calculations.
On what day was the sun 33 degrees above the horizion at 29 degrees north latitude?
The sun would be at an angle of 33 degrees above the horizon on the summer solstice, which occurs around June 21st each year. At 29 degrees north latitude, this would be the highest angle the sun reaches in the sky.
Which is is warmer 30 degrees North or 40 degrees North?
the equator is very hot and 30 degrees north is closer to it so it makes it warmer
Which pole does the prime mederterain pass through?
The Prime Meridian touches both the north and south poles, but if you really
want to be correct about it, it doesn't 'pass through' either of them.
The poles are the ends of the Prime Meridian. So when it reaches each pole,
it stops there, and doesn't 'pass through'.
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Also ... "meridian" and "Mediterranean" are different things. You should look them up.
Why is Matthew henson important?
Matthew Henson was the first africian american to reach the north pole
Which of the earth's poles receives the most direct rays from sun?
The distribution of incoming solar radiation during the course of a year is exactly
equal at both poles, and neither of them ever receives any 'direct' rays.
What language does johnny raven speak from the book Far North?
In the book "Far North" by Will Hobbs, Johnny Raven primarily speaks English. However, he also speaks some Athabascan, which is a group of indigenous languages spoken in the region where the story takes place.
Was Matthew Henson a slave when he was young?
No, Matthew Henson was not a slave when he was young. He was born free in 1866 in Maryland. He later became an explorer and is best known for being one of the first people to reach the North Pole in 1909.
Has a submarine ever gone under the north pole?
Absolutely; the first boat to do so was the USS Nautilus (SSN-571) on her historic trip under the Pole in August 1958. In the past 35 years, regular visits by submarines (known as ICEX's, or Ice Expeditions) to the North Pole happen every year, usually supported by the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station (APLIS).
Having been there myself, the Arctic is a completely different world, both on the ice surface and underneath. Sonar-wise, it's extremely noisy, due to the ice floes constantly shifting and cracking with the water movement and storm activity on the surface. This makes for a perfect hiding area for Ballistic Missile submarines, and is a large reason why Arctic submarine activity has increased significantly during and since the Cold War.
Have a look at my Supervisor Bio page for some pics I took during LANTSUBICEX '86.
Is it true that a prime meridian makes a half circle from the north pole to the south pole?
Yes. But the language of the question needs a couple of small corrections:
-- There's only one Prime Meridian.
-- Every meridian, including the Prime one, is an imaginary line that simply joins
the poles. It's not necessarily drawn fromeither one to the other one.
Does the land and water near the earths poles ever receive the direct rays of sun?
Yes - for half the year.
What were some of the problems that Matthew henson had?
I'm not sure, but Robert had all of his toes removed.
What is a punting pole called?
A punting pole is generally referred to simply as a "pole" or "punt pole." It is used to propel a punt, a flat-bottomed boat, along shallow waterways.
