Why Is the South Pole Colder than the North Pole?
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
The North Pole sits squarely in the center of the Arctic Ocean, Earth's smallest ocean, at 90°N latitude. | | |  | | Earth |
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| Contrary to what you might think, there's actually no permanent landmass at this spot — in fact, the nearest land is located approximately 450 miles away in northern Greenland. The closest inhabited region, located 508 miles away, is the military base in Alert, in Canada's Nunavut territory. In lieu of any firmly entrenched land, the North Pole is almost always covered with a six- to 10-foot-thick layer of ice. The ice separates the surface from the ocean floor, which is located a staggering 13,123 feet below sea level. The seabed is home to the only permanent fixture located at the North Pole: a titanium Russian flag planted by a submersible during the 2007 Arktika expedition. |
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