the North Pole

noun

: the most northern point on the surface of the earth

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Less than 500 miles (700 km) from the North Pole, the world’s second most northerly national park welcomes less than 40 visitors each year. Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 Watching dens In this new study, female polar bears in Svalbard–an archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole–were fitted with GPS satellite collars. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025 The First Black American to Reach the North Pole Matthew Henson partnered with Robert Peary on seven Arctic adventures, but their final success brought an end to a longstanding collaboration. JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025 According to the National Weather Service, the Arctic polar vortex is a powerful band of west-to-east winds that develops in the stratosphere, about 10 to 30 miles above the North Pole, during the winter season. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the North Pole

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“The North Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Pole. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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