Incredible facts about the North Pole that you (probably) didn't know – including why "time of day" has no meaning there
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The North Pole, Earth's northernmost point, doesn't offer much variation in terms in appearance.< /p>
But there is much more to this distant mass of floating ice than meets the eye.
Here, MailOnline Travel has collected 12 amazing facts about this fascinating wilderness at the top of the world.
Read on for a trip to a very cool place...
1. It doesn't have a time zone
The North Pole does not have an assigned time zone. There is no permanent human presence at the North Pole and the sun rises (in March) and sets only once a year (in September), so "time of day" has no meaning.
Arctic scientists and researchers tend to stay in the time zone of the country to which their station belongs.
2. The North Pole has no land
The North Pole has no land and is made up entirely of constantly moving ice floating above the Arctic Ocean. And, according to the National Satellite Environmental Data and Information Service, over the past four decades, scientists have seen a decrease in the thickness of Arctic sea ice during the summer and summer months. 'winter.
3. It's not the coldest place on Earth
The North Pole, Earth's northernmost point, doesn't offer much variation in terms in appearance.< /p>
But there is much more to this distant mass of floating ice than meets the eye.
Here, MailOnline Travel has collected 12 amazing facts about this fascinating wilderness at the top of the world.
Read on for a trip to a very cool place...
1. It doesn't have a time zone
The North Pole does not have an assigned time zone. There is no permanent human presence at the North Pole and the sun rises (in March) and sets only once a year (in September), so "time of day" has no meaning.
Arctic scientists and researchers tend to stay in the time zone of the country to which their station belongs.
2. The North Pole has no land
The North Pole has no land and is made up entirely of constantly moving ice floating above the Arctic Ocean. And, according to the National Satellite Environmental Data and Information Service, over the past four decades, scientists have seen a decrease in the thickness of Arctic sea ice during the summer and summer months. 'winter.
3. It's not the coldest place on Earth
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