North Pole
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The North Pole is the northernmost point on Earth, situated in the middle of the Arctic region and characterized by drifting sea ice over the Arctic Ocean.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Pole workshop | 1 |
| geographic North Pole | 1 |
| geomagnetic north pole | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth location
ⓘ
extreme point ⓘ geographic pole ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 90°0′0″N ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude |
all longitudes meet
ⓘ
undefined ⓘ |
| governedBy | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ |
| hasAverageSummerTemperature | around 0 °C ⓘ |
| hasAverageWinterTemperature | about −40 °C ⓘ |
| hasClimate | polar ⓘ |
| hasDaylightPattern |
six months continuous darkness
ⓘ
six months continuous daylight ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment |
drifting sea ice
ⓘ
permanent sea ice cover (historically) ⓘ polar climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
no permanent land
ⓘ
sea ice over deep ocean ⓘ |
| hasFirstAircraftOverflightDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| hasFirstAircraftOverflightExpedition | Amundsen–Ellsworth–Nobile expedition ⓘ |
| hasFirstConfirmedSubmarineArrivalDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasFirstConfirmedSubmarineArrivalVessel | USS Nautilus ⓘ |
| hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| hasFirstUndisputedSurfaceArrivalExpedition | Ralph Plaisted expedition ⓘ |
| hasPhenomenon |
aurora borealis (nearby regions)
ⓘ
midnight sun ⓘ polar night ⓘ |
| hasTimeConvention | expeditions choose convenient time zone ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone | no official time zone ⓘ |
| isClaimedBy |
Canada
ⓘ
Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Denmark (via Greenland)
Norway ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isDifferentFrom |
North Pole
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
geomagnetic north pole
magnetic north pole ⓘ north celestial pole ⓘ |
| isDifficultToAccessBecauseOf |
drifting ice
ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| isNorthernmostPointOf | Earth ⓘ |
| isOppositeOf | South Pole ⓘ |
| isReferencePointFor |
Earth’s axis of rotation
ⓘ
geographic coordinate system ⓘ time zones ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
climate research
ⓘ
geophysical research ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Arctic region ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Earth ⓘ |
| oceanDepthBelow | about 4000 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North Pole workshop
this entity surface form:
geographic North Pole
this entity surface form:
geomagnetic north pole