North Pole
one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface
Episodes
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#5706: Two Poles, Two Fates: Arctic vs AntarcticOne pole is a militarized chessboard, the other a treaty-bound science preserve. Same frozen water — completely opposite outcomes. -
#5709: Life at 76°N: Inside Canada's Arctic OutpostsGrise Fiord scores 0.9839 on Canada's remoteness index. Toronto scores zero. What daily life looks like at the top of the world. -
#5439: Life at 76 Degrees North: Inside Pituffik Space BaseA few hundred people, four months of darkness, and a $100M-a-year mission on thawing permafrost.