Why the Magnetic North Pole?
There are actually four north poles! The Geographic Pole, the Magnetic Pole, the Geomagnetic Pole and the Pole of Relative Inaccessibility. For more information on the four, there is an excellent article in Wikipedia. Some people have asked whether we would prefer to be going to the Geographic North Pole. In actual fact, most people who go to the Geographic North Pole fly into Spitzberg Island to walk the last degree which is 60 nautical miles. We prefer the challenge of walking 350 nautical miles from Resolute Bay to the Magnetic North Pole.The Polar Race 2007 The Carpe Diem Trust has joined forces with the Polar Race 2007. This is a gruelling expedition to walk/ski 350 miles from Resolute Bay in Canada to the Magnetic North Pole. The race is billed as “Probably the World’s Toughest Race’, and will cross some of the most desolate terrain on Earth. Just to survive in this terrain takes courage and skill, but to race across it will require a willingness and determination that is rarely
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