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| At The Top of the World This is the area of Canada's territory, Nunavut, where the Magnetic North Pole is located and where the trek took place. Helen flew into Resolute—where she met Charlie—by commercial airline, then they both transfered to an ancient DC3 for the fifty-seven mile flight to Polaris mine, near the south end of Bathurst Island. The trip route is shown on the Bathurst Area Route Map (Map page 2)
The location of the Magnetic North Pole moves continually, tracing a track across the Arctic. Click the button to see the track of the Magnetic North Pole's travel since the year 1600.
The Arctic Circle is the name given the region at the top of the Earth, around the North Pole. It includes the Arctic Ocean, and the northern parts of North America, Greenland, Iceland, Scandinavia, Siberia and the Russian Far East. Click the button to see the location. |
