the North Pole

noun

: the most northern point on the surface of the earth

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The temperature finally dropped below 80 degrees, and yet the reindeer are already primed to take their yearly trip from the North Pole. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The images show the somewhat hurricanelike swirl of UV light during the auroral substorm over the North Pole. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026 In the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole starts to tilt away from the sun shortly after the fall equinox. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 This year's vortex is strengthening in the stratosphere as temperatures fall over the North Pole. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the North Pole

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“The North Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20North%20Pole. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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