This article was originally published on Nov. 18, 2014.
From the Northern Lights, to the magnetic impact the North Pole has on a compass, this region has always fascinated human kind. Many explorers have ventured to the North Pole, some even by dog sled. Here's what you should know about the North Pole.
1. There are four North Poles. The terrestrial North Pole is a fixed geographic point that’s diametrically opposed to the terrestrial South Pole on our planet’s axis of rotation; it’s the top of the spinning top that’s Earth.