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  1. 11 Frosty Facts About the North Pole - Mental Floss

    • Besides visiting explorers, tourists, and researchers, humans do not live at the North Pole. And because there are no permanent settlements, the North Pole has not been assigned a time zone. People at th… See more

    There Is No Land at The North Pole.

    The North Pole has no land massat all. Instead, it’s made up of huge ice floes, 6 to 10 feet thick, that float on the surface of the Arctic Ocean. Beneath the ice, the water is 13,400 feet … See more

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    At The North Pole, The Sun Rises and Sets Just Once A year.

    At the North Pole, there is only either light or darkness. The sun rises around the spring equinox on March 20 and stays in the sky for a full six months before finally setting aro… See more

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    Two Competing Explorers Claimed to Be First at The North Pole.

    In the early 20th century, the North Pole was one of the last places on Earth yet to be “discovered.” That changed in 1909 when, in the same September week, newspaper… See more

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    The Soviets Established The First Research Camp at The North Pole.

    Unlike in Antarctica, where permanent research stations were established as early as the 1940s, there is no equivalent at the North Pole. The Soviet Union established the first tem… See more

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