{"id":4560,"date":"2019-12-24T12:26:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=4560"},"modified":"2019-12-24T12:27:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T17:27:03","slug":"how-far-is-the-north-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/how-far-is-the-north-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"How Far is the North Pole?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I type on this Christmas Eve, the thought occurred to me,\nhow far is it to the North Pole?&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/North-Pole-map.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4556\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/North-Pole-map.png 600w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/North-Pole-map-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/North-Pole-map-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/North-Pole-map-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><figcaption>The North Pole from Above<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Pole lies at Latitude 89.999 and Longitude 0.&nbsp; From the Equator the North Pole is 10, 010 kilometers\nand change.&nbsp; For those of us use more\nfamiliar with miles, that computes to 6,220 miles.&nbsp; That roughly computes to driving from New\nYork City to Los Angeles, back to New York and then over to Chicago.&nbsp; It\u2019s a bit of a trip to the North Pole and it\nlikely lacks the scenery and rest stops the US only trip would offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of Chicago, if one boarded a plane in America\u2019s\nthird largest city and flew to the North Pole it would cover a distance of 3,327\nmiles.&nbsp; That would be about an eight-hour\nflight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ever_wonder_whats_actually_at_the_North_Pole__Wonder_no_more._19676111656-e1577206861630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4554\" width=\"215\" height=\"144\"\/><figcaption>North Pole (click <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Ever_wonder_what%27s_actually_at_the_North_Pole%3F_Wonder_no_more._(19676111656).jpg\">here<\/a> for photo credit)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it would be difficult to land at the North Pole due to the fact, that unlike the South Pole, there is no land mass.\u00a0 It lies in the middle of the Arctic Sea.\u00a0 It is covered with shifting sea ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I researched who was the first to arrive at the North Pole, I discovered there is a bit of controversy.\u00a0 In an <a href=\"https:\/\/geog.ucsb.edu\/who-was-the-first-person-to-reach-the-north-pole\/\">article<\/a> produced by the University of California, Santa Barbara, a number of individuals claim the honor.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Svalbard-e1577206924884.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4558\" width=\"174\" height=\"163\"\/><figcaption>Svalbard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Air Force was there to confirm on April 19, 1968, that Ralph Plaisted, Walt Pederson, Gerry Pitzl and Jean Luc Bombardier, reached the North Pole by traveling on snowmobiles.\u00a0 Even more impressive was the feat of Wally Herbert\u00a0and his team the next year.\u00a0 They departed from Barrow Alaska, on foot with the aid of sled dogs.\u00a0 The team reached the North Pole on April 6.\u00a0 They then continued on sled and foot until they reached Svalbard, thus completely crossing the Arctic Ocean on foot!\u00a0 By way of note, Svalbard is a group of islands belonging to Norway.\u00a0 The set of island lies within the Arctic Circle and is halfway between Norway and the North Pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Nordensjoldbreen_Svalbard-1024x365.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4555\"\/><figcaption>Svalbard, part of Norway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/British-Airways-Jet12242019-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4553\" width=\"283\" height=\"219\"\/><figcaption>British Airways 1977<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My first aviation encounter with the North Pole was in June\nof 1977.&nbsp; As part of a high school\nexchange program, a group of about 15 teenagers and two brave teachers boarded\na British Airways jet.&nbsp; The jet flew us from\nAnchorage Alaska to London England using the Arctic Circle route.&nbsp; About hallway through the flight the captain\nannounced that the North Pole was off to our left.&nbsp; I snapped several pictures out of the small\naircraft window.&nbsp; I would post the\npicture, but cannot find it, and if I could it would consist of a bunch of low-lying\nwhite clouds.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Arctic route is routinely use by jet traffic between the\nNorthern Hemisphere of the America\u2019s and Europe as well as the far East.&nbsp; The route is popular as it saves flying time\nand fuel costs.\n\nAs a footnote, as to\nthe true meaning of Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, it would be a 6,190-mile\nflight from Chicago to Bethlehem, if the small town in Israel had a long enough\nrunway on which to land. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bethlehem.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4552\" width=\"440\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bethlehem.jpg 310w, https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bethlehem-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption>Bethlehem, Birthplace of Jesus Christ<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I type on this Christmas Eve, the thought occurred to me, how far is it to the North Pole?&nbsp; The North Pole lies at Latitude 89.999 and Longitude 0.&nbsp; From the Equator the North Pole is 10, 010 kilometers and change.&nbsp; For those of us use more familiar with miles, that computes to 6,220 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":338,"featured_media":4559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[24],"tags":[1086,1089,1087,1088,1081,1082,1084,1085],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Far is the North Pole? - Doctor Aviation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As I type on this Christmas Eve, the thought occurred to me, how far is it to the North Pole? 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