class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic region of the Earth.

The class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole in Peril

The Vanishing class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic

Using a magnetic compass A magnetic compass points to magnetic class='bold'>north class='bold'>pole, which is approximately 1,000 miles from the true geographic class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole.

Ben Saunders skis to the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole

Lewis Pugh swims the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole

Santa lives at the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole.

This is the largest known earthquake class='bold'>north of the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Circle.

The class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic is only water, with the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole itself 4,200 meters under the surface.

The class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.

S. A. Andrée's class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 was an effort to reach the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole in which all three expedition members perished.

class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic explorer Ben Saunders recounts his harrowing solo ski trek to the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole, complete with engaging anecdotes, gorgeous photos and never before seen video.

The class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic is the area round the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole.

Taming the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Oil Rush

A rescue expedition leaves for the class='bold'>Pole on May 30.

The political heat is also being turned up in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Council, a body set up to facilitate cooperation between states with class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic territories.

It is situated amongst the islands of the Canadian class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Archipelago.

The class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole turned into a lake for the first time in 2000.

Characteristics The class='bold'>class='bold'>arctic hare is one of the largest living lagomorphs.

The class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic, Antclass='bold'>class='bold'>arctica and the International Polar Year 2007 2008

The melting of class='bold'>class='bold'>arctic ice is one example.

In other parts of the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic, though, exploratory drilling has continued.

The climate of the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic region has varied significantly in the past.

Franklin's lost expedition was a British voyage of class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845.

In the southern hemisphere the situation is exactly reversed, with the South class='bold'>Pole oriented opposite the direction of the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole.

Not only states are playing for position in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic. The large oil and gas companies are very active, too.

Where are such people to be found in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic?

This sea is one of the least studied in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic area.

The major indigenous organizations in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic are also permanent participants in the Council.

The meridian 3 east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole across the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antclass='bold'>class='bold'>arctica to the South class='bold'>Pole.

On May 11th last year, I stood alone at the class='bold'>North geographic class='bold'>Pole.

They found the class='bold'>class='bold'>arctic ice impenetrable, and soon gave up their quest.

Today, a far greater class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic tragedy is unfolding the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic sea ice cap is melting.

The territories claimed by Russia include the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole and a huge oil field.

In the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic, all of those resources are thousands of kilometers away.

Much of the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic ice pack is also covered in snow for about 10 months of the year.

The entire route lies in class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic waters and parts are free of ice for only two months per year.

The Swede Salomon August Andrée shared these enthusiasms, and proposed a plan for letting the wind propel a hydrogen balloon from Svalbard across the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Sea to the Bering Strait, to fetch up in Alaska, Canada, or Russia, and passing near or even right over the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole on the way.

The meridian 8 east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole across the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Atlantic Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antclass='bold'>class='bold'>arctica to the South class='bold'>Pole.

There isn't even a class='bold'>pole at the class='bold'>Pole. There's nothing there, purely because it's sea ice. It's drifting.

But ice free class='bold'>class='bold'>arctic waters are more than a symptom of global warming.

class='bold'>North of the Appalachians, the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic Cordillera runs along the eastern coast of Canada.

External links Andrzej M. Kobos Orłem do bieguna, high quality photos from the expedition.

The future evolution of ozone in the class='bold'>class='bold'>Arctic is more difficult to estimate, due to the more complex feedback processes involved.

We were trying to ski from this group of islands up here, Severnaya Zemlya, to the class='bold'>North class='bold'>Pole.