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  North Pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Magnetic North Pole is one of the two poles of the Earth's geomagnetic field's dipole moment, specifically the one that is closest to the geographic north pole.
Similar poles exist in the Pacific and Indian oceans, and there is a dry land pole of inaccessibility in the Antarctic.
The North Geomagnetic Pole is the pole of the Earth's geomagnetic field closest to true north.
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 North Pole - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The Geomagnetic North Pole is the northern pole of the Earth's geomagnetic field's dipole moment.
The Northern Pole of Inaccessibility is defined as the point in the Arctic farthest from any coastline, and is at 84°03′ N 174°51′ W.
More accurately, «The north pole is that pole of rotation that lies on the north side of the invariable plane of the solar system» [1].
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 Ipar Poloa - Wikipedia
The first expedition to the pole is generally accepted to have been made on April 6, 1909 by African-American Matthew Henson, Anglo-American Navy engineer Robert Edwin Peary, and four Inuit men named Ootah, Seegloo, Egingway, and Ooqueah.
During the summer months, the North Pole experiences twenty four hours of daylight but during the winter months the North Pole experiences twenty four hours of darkness.
In the North American version of the Santa Claus mythos, the North Pole is the place where Santa Claus lives, and where his workshop is located.
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 Articles - North Pole
Classically (19th century) this pole was exactly where people believed the pole of rotation met the Earth´s surface, but soon astronomers noticed a small apparent ´´variation of latitude´´; as determined for a fixed point on Earth by observing stars.
# The Geomagnetic North Pole is the pole of the Earth´s geomagnetic field´s dipole moment (somewhat confusingly, it is technically the south pole of the dipole).
More accurately, «The north pole is that pole of rotation that lies on the north side of the invariable plane of the solar system» rotation); when using the second definition, axial tilts may be greater than 90° but rotation periods will always be positive.
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 The North Pole(s) - All Things Arctic
Although the Geographic North Pole is the one most commonly referred to -- and the one typically sought by Arctic adventurers -- there are actually three additional poles defined in the Arctic (and, correspondingly, in the Antarctic as well): the Magnetic North Pole, the Geomagnetic North Pole,and the North Pole of inaccessibility.
The Pole of Inaccessibility and the Geographic Pole are relatively fixed, while the Geomagnetic Pole wanders slightly, depending mainly on solar influences, and the Magnetic Pole migrates several miles annually.
The Magnetic Pole is the northern focus of the planet's magnetic field and is the point that traditional magnetic compasses point toward.
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 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Classically this pole was exactly where people believed the pole of rotation met the Earth's surface, but soon astronomers noticed a small apparent variation of latitude as determined for a fixed point on Earth by observing stars.
The Geomagnetic North Pole is the pole of the Earth's geo
Greenland has the nearest coastline to the North Pole, and Denmark argues that the Lomonosov Ridge is in fact an extension of Greenland.
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 North Pole
Therefore, the North Pole of the Earth may be said to be located in Canada.
Like the Magnetic North Pole, it is a south magnetic pole, because it attracts the north pole of a bar magnet.
The Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, located at 84°03' north, 174°51' west, is the point farthest from any northern coastline.
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 Pole of inaccessibility   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Pacific Pole of Inaccessibility, also called Point Nemo (48°50′S 123°20′W) is the place in the ocean that is farthest from land.
It lies in the South Pacific Ocean, 2688 km (1670 mi or 1451 NM) from the nearest lands: Ducie Island (part of the Pitcairn Islands) in the north, Motu Nui (part of the Easter Islands) in the north-east, and Maher Island (off the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica) in the south.
Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility (46°17′N 86°40′E) the place on land that is farthest from the ocean.
www.halfmooncaus.com /info/Pole_of_Inaccessibility   (552 words)

  
 Trip to the North Pole : A Difficult Target | How Many North Poles?
It is the northern point at which the geomagnetic field points vertically, i.e.
The Geomagnetic North and South Poles are the ends of that magnet.
In Christmas stories, the North Pole is sometimes regarded as the place where the mythical Santa Claus lives, and where his workshop is located.
www.seed.slb.com /en/scictr/watch/north_pole_pt/poles.htm   (315 words)

  
 North Pole - Wikitravel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Although there's more than one definition of "the North Pole", the most popularly accepted one is geographic: a fixed location in the northern hemisphere at the Earth's axis of rotation, latitude 90°N (longitude not applicable).
Unlike the South Pole, which is located on the continent of Antarctica, the geographic North Pole is covered by nothing but a sheet of shifting ice on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
The ice terrain at the North Pole tends to be rather flat, though some interesting formations of snow and ice can be found.
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 North Pole Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is desirable to tie the system of Earth coordinates (latitude, longitude, and elevations or orography) to fixed landforms.
This movement is on top of a daily or diurnal variation in which Magnetic North describes a rough ellipse, with a maximum deviation of 80 km from its mean position.
The claim is not recognized by the United States, which argues the Northwest Passage is an international waterway, despite its minimal usage for shipping.
www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/North_Pole   (2692 words)

  
 WorldWideLearn.com North Pole Solo 2004 | The North Pole
The Arctic Ocean located entirely in the North Pole region, is the smallest of the world's oceans.
Click here to see the current light conditions at the North Pole as viewed from space.
The center of the map is the geographic North Pole.
www.worldwidelearn.com /northpole/thepole/index.html   (568 words)

  
 North Pole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Pole is the northernmost point on our planet.
The North Pole lies in the Arctic Ocean.
The first expedition to the pole is generally accepted to have been made by, African-American Matthew Henson, Navy engineer, Anglo-American Robert Edwin Peary and four Inuit men (Ootah, Seegloo, Egingway, and Ooqueah) on April 6, 1909.
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 BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Explorer set for historic Arctic adventure
His 1,000-mile solo journey will involve attempts to reach three of the four North Poles: the magnetic, the geographic and the Arctic Poles.
Then, I will head on a further 426 miles (685km) to the Arctic Pole (the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, which no-one has ever reached before).
It was 2003 when I first came here to attempt the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility but was defeated by contracting Necrotizing fasciitis (flesh eating disease) of my left ankle some 24 hours before my feet should have touched the ice.
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 About There and Later: Data mining at the North Pole
Does the arctic tern, who migrates from pole to pole in the longest migration of any species, follow the light?
Is the northern pole of inaccessibility (the farthest spot from any land) different from the north pole (the geographical zenith)?
Is the north pole the dwelling of the impossible?
www.janemarsching.com /north/question.html   (369 words)

  
 The world's top pole of inaccessibility websites
The pole of inaccessibility marks a polar location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness from geographical features which could provide access.
It is located 288 miles from the South Pole.
It is 411 miles from the North Pole, 903 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, and equidistant from the closest landmasses, Ellesmere Island and Franz-Josef Land 680 miles away.
www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/pole_of_inaccessibility   (251 words)

  
 Deep North: measuring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
the North Magnetic Pole, to which our compasses point, and which is not stationary but rambles at present through the Canadian Arctic
the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, a magnificently named spot in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska, which represents the point farthest in all directions from land (currently, 684 statute miles from the nearest coast)
the North Celestial Pole, the astronomical extension of a line drawn through the earth's axis which nearly—but not quite—hits Polaris
www.thesweepers.com /jane/deepnorth/archives/2005/02/measuring.html   (147 words)

  
 North Pole Encyclopedia Articles @ 216.92.11.26 ()   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher and Lieutenant William P. Benedict landed a plane at the geographic North Pole.
This effect is caused by a combination of the Earth's axial tilt and its rotation around the sun.
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 Virtual Globetrotting: Northern Pole of Inaccessibility: Pics and Stories
Virtual Globetrotting: Northern Pole of Inaccessibility: Pics and Stories
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