Thursday, October 10, 2013

Here are 5 facts about the North Pole

1. The North Pole is the second coldest place in our world and the coldest place in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. It is the northern most place in the Northern Hemisphere.
3. The North Pole is where Santa Claus lives.
4. Winter (January) temperatures at the North Pole can range from about −43 °C (−45 °F) to −26 °C (−15 °F), perhaps averaging around −34 °C (−29 °F). Summer temperatures (June, July and August) average around the freezing point (0 °C (32 °F)). The highest temperature yet recorded is 5 °C (41 °F), much warmer than the South Pole's record high of only −12.3 °C (9.9 °F).[55]
5.  In most places on Earth, local time is determined by longitude, such that the time of day is more-or-less synchronised to the position of the sun in the sky (for example, at midday the sun is roughly at its highest

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