FACTS ABOUT THE NORTH POLE
Added on: 25th Mar 2016
JUST AS THERE ARE NO POLAR BEARS AT
THE SOUTH POLE, THERE ARE NO PENGUINS
AT THE NORTH POLE.
ALTHOUGH LIFE IS SPARSE, POLAR BEARS, ARCTIC FOXES
AND VARIOUS BIRD SPECIES HAVE BEEN SPOTTED NEAR
THE POLE. TYPICALLY THESE ANIMALS DON’T WANDER
TOO FAR PAST 82 DEGREES NORTH DUE TO A
LACK OF FOOD.
THERE IS AN ANNUAL MARATHON THAT TAKES
PLACE ON THE ARCTIC ICE SHELF
THE ARCTIC COUNTRIES – RUSSIA, UNITED STATES, NORWAY,
DENMARK (GREENLAND), AND CANADA HAVE SPENT A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME IN TERRITORIAL DISPUTE.
CURRENTLY, ACCORDING TO MUTUAL AGREEMENTS, NOBODY
CAN LAY CLAIM THE NORTH POLE AND ITS
SURROUNDING REGIONS
ROBERT PEARY IS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE
FIRST PERSON TO REACH THE NORTH POLE IN 1909.
HE DID IT WITH A TEAM OF ESKIMOS ON DOG SLED
SINCE THEN PEOPLE HAVE FLOWN AND QUITE OFTEN
VARIOUS NAVIES WILL SURFACE THEIR
SUBMARINES HERE!
THE NORTH POLE SPENDS HALF OF THE YEAR IN
DARKNESS AND HALF OF THE YEAR IN LIGHT
DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, THE ICE SHELF IS RECEDING.
THIS WILL POTENTIALLY OPEN THE LONG SOUGHT
AFTER NORTHWEST PASSAGE TO SHIPPING AND MAY
HELP REDUCE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EUROPE AND
ASIA FOR FREIGHTERS BY THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRES.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS THAT WHILE CANADA CLAIMS THE
WATER AS ITS OWN, THE US AND EUROPE MAINTAIN
THAT THE WATERS ARE INTERNATIONAL AND SHOULD
BE OPEN TO OTHER NATIONS.
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