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North Pole

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North Pole
n.
1.
a. The northern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in the Arctic Ocean.
b. The celestial zenith of this terrestrial point.
c. north pole The northern end of the axis of rotation of a planet or other celestial body.
2. north pole The north-seeking magnetic pole of a straight magnet.
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North Pole

North Pole
Noun
the northernmost point on the earth's axis, at a latitude of 90°N, which has very low temperatures

North Pole
The northern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° north latitude at a point in the Arctic Ocean. See more at axis.
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North Pole
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Noun1.North PoleNorth Pole - the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
Translations
Spanish North Pole n the North Pole → el Polo Norte
French North Pole north n the North Pole → le pôle Nord
German North Pole north n the North Pole → der Nordpol
Italian North Pole n the North → il Polo Nord

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sent back again; I hope I'm thankful; but I don't like to hear the North Pole run down in such a fishy place as this.
AFTER a great expenditure of life and treasure a Daring Explorer had succeeded in reaching the North Pole, when he was approached by a Native Galeut who lived there.
Russia seemed to me more remote than any other country-- farther away than China, almost as far as the North Pole.
 
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