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About North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is defined as the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. The North Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth, lying diametrically opposite the South Pole.
What are the Northern Lights? And how can you see them?
![What are the Northern Lights? And how can you see them?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/12E75/production/_131792477_642aa19b-5d64-4bb5-aedc-a5824f54468c.jpg)
... They occur around the North Pole when the solar wind carrying the particles interacts with the Earth s magnetic field...
Steve lights up UK skies alongside Northern Lights - but what's the difference?
![Steve lights up UK skies alongside Northern Lights - but what's the difference?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/10ABA/production/_131628286_steve1.png)
... These charged particles follow the magnetic pull into the North Pole and interacted with oxygen and nitrogen in our atmosphere to create the greens, purples and reds associated with the Northern Lights...
Chandrayaan-3: What has India's Moon rover Pragyaan been up to since landing?
![Chandrayaan-3: What has India's Moon rover Pragyaan been up to since landing?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/82AD/production/_130935433_f4w2vdsbcaasl8l.jpg)
... The Moon s poles, it says, are even colder - one crater near the North Pole recorded -410F (-250C) which makes it the coldest temperature measured anywhere in the entire solar system...
I sat my Higher in Turkey, then set a British record
![I sat my Higher in Turkey, then set a British record](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/15E5C/production/_130629698_exam1.jpg)
... I got stuck in the North Pole and sat my first exam 10 days later Not all exam journeys can be totally mapped out though...
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface
![Chandrayaan-3: Historic India Moon mission sends new photos of lunar surface](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6A6F/production/_130674272_screen_grab_03.jpg)
... The south pole of the Moon is still largely unexplored - the surface area that remains in shadow there is much larger than that of the Moon s North Pole, and scientists say it means there is a possibility of water in areas that are permanently shadowed...
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole
![Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/B7AA/production/_130381074_7459242c-0869-430b-8eb4-8f5fbf7ed4f3.jpg)
... The south pole of the Moon is still largely unexplored - the surface area that remains in shadow there is much larger than that of the Moon s North Pole, and scientists say it means there is a possibility of water in areas that are permanently shadowed...
Chandrayaan-3: India set to launch historic Moon mission
![Chandrayaan-3: India set to launch historic Moon mission](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/BFC8/production/_130369094_f0wn9cbxoai7tbd.jpg)
... The south pole of the Moon is still largely unexplored - the surface area that remains in shadow there is much larger than that of the Moon s North Pole, which means there is a possibility of water in areas that are permanently shadowed...
How Canadian walrus Smooshi ended up in Abu Dhabi
![How Canadian walrus Smooshi ended up in Abu Dhabi](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/CF5B/production/_129738035__tb-tan1.jpg)
... Walruses, classified as a threatened species, are typically found around the North Pole and near the Arctic Ocean...