Meet the first man to trek to Earth’s ‘three Poles’ – and survive
As Erling Kagge relates in his thrilling book, The North Pole, the world’s northernmost point has been a lifelong and nearly ...
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21-year-old Karen Kyllesø becomes the youngest to reach the South Pole solo in 54 days
She skied 1,133 kilometers to the South Pole in 54 days, pulling a 100 kg sled—double her body weight. 21-year-old Norwegian Karen Kyllesø becomes youngest person to reach South Pole after 54 ...
Smithsonian Magazine28d
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Since it was first discovered ... because the magnetic pole was moving much faster than usual. While these changes may seem minor to the average person, they have significant consequences for ...
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Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving: Why It’s Happening And What It Means
After reading about Earth’s magnetic north pole shifting, dive into the story of Roald Amundsen, the first man to reach the South Pole and the first to fly over the North Pole. Then, view 27 ...
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Earth’s north magnetic pole is on the move again
The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is about 1,200 miles south and is where geomagnetic ... The location of the magnetic north pole was first discovered in 1831 by Arctic ...
These are the best places to see the Northern Lights in the UK this week
Lovers could be in for an early Valentine’s Day treat as the Northern Lights becomes visible for million of Brits this week.
Wall Street Journal23d
‘Realm of Ice and Sky’ Review: On Top of the World
It was the height of exploration fever. Six years later Roald Amundsen would become the first man to reach the South Pole. But it would be more than a decade and several attempts after that before ...
BBC21d
What was the Race to the South Pole?
How do you do, Ollie? I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer ...
Science Friday3d
Might Uranus And Neptune Have Deep, Multi-Layer Oceans?
Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.
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KS2: Robert Falcon Scott
How do you do, Ollie? I’m Robert Falcon Scott. I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer ...
Nanaimo News Bulletin26d
Cold comfort: Island company a vital part of treks to North and South poles
An Esquimalt company is celebrating its role in designing the first campers to ever reach the North and South poles. Total Composites ... Chris and Julie Ramsey on their journey to the magnetic North ...