(Though the Russians attempted to stake some sort of claim in 2007 when they planted a titanium Russian flag on the seabed 4,000m/13,120ft beneath the North Pole using submersibles.) Instead ...

While the North Pole is actually located in the Arctic Ocean and the South Pole is in Antarctica, these points have actually moved over time. That’s because the poles aren’t marked by a flag ...

The ski team has lifted the Russian national flag at 12.44pm Moscow time on Friday at the North Pole. Inmates of correctional schools and orphanages have conquered the top of the North Pole.