Riley Homework 19 Jan 2014
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Is it ice or land?
There is no land at the North Pole, but it is covered in a thick layer of ice around 6 to 9 feet thick. So you can stand there and Santa can have his home there.
Photo by potomo
How cold is it there?
In the winter, temperatures average around minus 29 degrees F (-34 deg C). In the summer it is quite a bit warmer at plus 32 degrees F (0 deg C). This may sound pretty cold, but is actually quite a bit warmer than the average temperatures in the South Pole.
Photo by diathesis
Interesting facts about the North Pole
When you are standing on the North Pole, any direction you point is South!
All the lines of longitude meet at the North Pole.
The nearest land is around 700 miles away.
During the summer the sun is always up. The sun rises in March and sets in September. That's a really long day and night!
The magnetic North Pole is different from the true North Pole.
Photo by Alan R. Light
