the North Pole

noun

: the most northern point on the surface of the earth

Examples of the North Pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the books, Harold goes on a treasure hunt, creates a fairy tale, visits the North Pole, and travels to the sky and the circus. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 May 2024 Parks' heightened vulnerability and Dunes National Park A 2018 study revealed national parks are warming at twice the rate of the rest of the country, because they are mainly located in climate-sensitive regions like mountain ranges or in Alaska, near the North Pole. CBS News, 15 May 2024 They're known as the aurora borealis around the North Pole and the aurora australis around the South Pole. John Helton, NPR, 12 May 2024 It is commonly associated with the aurora borealis, the display of lights visible near the North Pole. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024 Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024 As the crew concludes its mission in the Beaufort Sea, the sub heads north before surfacing at the North Pole. Kenny Holston, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Robb Report’s marine editor Michael Verdon voyaged to the North Pole on Ponant’s luxury icebreaker last year, in fact. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2024 If Russia were to ever launch missiles or bomber jets to strike North America, the shortest path would be over the North Pole. Josh Lederman, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024

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“The North Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Pole. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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