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North Pole

Also known as geographic North Pole, terrestrial North Pole

The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True North Pole to distinguish from the Magnetic North Pole.

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The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth where the planet's axis of rotation intersects the surface. It's important to distinguish it from the Magnetic North Pole, since the two are different locations—the North Pole discussed here is the geographic point that defines the top of our planet.

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An azimuthal projection showing the Arctic Ocean and the North Pole. The map also shows the 75th parallel north and 60th parallel north. Temporary research station of German-Swiss expedition on the sea ice at the Geographic North Pole. Drillings at the landing site at 90°N showed an average ice thickness of 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) on April 16, 1990 This pressure ridge at the North Pole is about 1 km (1⁄2 mi) long, formed between two ice floes of multi-year ice.

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