NORTH POLE Definition & Meaning

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North Pole

noun

Geography. the end of the earth's axis of rotation, marking the northernmost point on the earth.
Astronomy. the point at which the extended axis of the earth cuts the northern half of the celestial sphere, about 1° from the North Star; the north celestial pole.
(lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth's north magnetic pole.
(lowercase) magnetic pole1

North Pole

noun

the northernmost point on the earth's axis, at a latitude of 90°N
Also callednorth celestial pole astronomy the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris
usually not capitals the pole of a freely suspended magnet, which is attracted to the earth's magnetic North Pole

North Pole

The northern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° north latitude at a point in the Arctic Ocean.
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North Pole

The northern end, or pole, of the Earth 's axis (see also axis ) ( See Arctic and Arctic Ocean .)

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of North Pole¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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Ms Hempleman-Adams previously became the youngest British female to ski to the North Pole at the age of 15.

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"If Russia were to send missiles towards the US, the shortest route for nuclear weapons would be via the North Pole and Greenland," said Marc Jacobsen, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College.

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More than 2,000 flights have been cancelled, with about 6,500 delays also reported owing to the extreme weather caused by the polar vortex of icy cold air that usually circles the North Pole.

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In the film, Buddy is an adult human who had been raised by elves at the North Pole but travels to New York to meet his biological father.

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American Walter Wellman was the first to try to reach the North Pole by airship.

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