meanwhile, norwegian explorer roald amundsen, whose plan to reach the north pole first had been thwarted by both frederik cook and robert peary, had secretly turned his sights on the south pole.
since 1954, thousands of volunteers in the alaska town of north pole have run the tradition of replying to letters addressed 「santa claus, the north pole」.
on the northern hemisphere」s autumnal equinox day, a person at the north pole would see the sun skimming across the horizon, signaling the start of six months of darkness.
在北半球的秋分日那天,站在北极点上的人会看到太阳匆匆掠过地平线,这也预示着长达六个月的极夜的开始。
the earth spins on an imaginary line called an axis that runs from the north pole to the south pole, while also orbiting the sun.
地球绕一个贯穿南极点和北极点的假想轴旋转,这个假想轴称为地轴。同时也绕太阳公转。
he left india april 14 for norway from where the team went to a russian training camp and then they set off for the north pole on skis, 」 she said.
explorers had tried to reach the north pole by ship, dogsled and balloon, but all fell short, and scores had died trying.
探险家们曾将尝试坐船、坐热气球或用狗拉雪橇来到达北极点,但都失败了,死在探险过程中的就有几十人。
polaris is famous as the north pole star, a friend to navigators and astrophotographers alike, but it」s not located exactly at the north celestial pole (ncp) either.