GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The North Pole sits in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, on water that is almost always covered with ice. The ice is about two to three meters (six to 10 feet) thick. The depth of the ocean at the North Pole is more than 4, 000 meters (13, 123 feet). The Canadian territory of Nunavut lies closest to the North Pole.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Arctic Ocean is centered approximately on the North Pole. The ocean is almost completely encircled by the landmasses of North America, Eurasia, and Greenland.

Detailed explanation-3: -The line of the Arctic Circle is about 1, 650 miles south of the North Pole.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Arctic is the northernmost region of Earth. Most scientists define the Arctic as the area within the Arctic Circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the Equator. Within this circle are the Arctic ocean basin and the northern parts of Scandinavia, Russia, Canada, Greenland, and the U.S. state of Alaska.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Antarctic lies south of the Antarctic Circle and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. 2. The geographic North Pole is positioned at the northernmost point in the Arctic; the geographic South Pole is the southernmost point of the Antarctic.