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It is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, but you won’t find much water here. It is the home to only one sunrise and one sunset every year. You may think you know about the North Pole ...

Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.

The real North Pole has no land, only shifting Arctic Ocean ice. For parts of the year, it experiences total darkness. But, thanks to Nast, it’s the place most associated with Santa Claus.

The smallest and shallowest ocean is the Arctic Ocean. It surrounds the Arctic and the North Pole. The Arctic is the coldest of all the oceans. Most of the Arctic Ocean is covered with ice all year.

Luckily in Svalbard — a remote Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean that's as close to the North Pole as most people can get — festive twinkling lights are a constant this time of year.