Finding the Arctic pole of inaccessibility

ABSTRACT The Arctic pole of inaccessibility (API), defined as the point on the Arctic Ocean that is farthest from any land, is commonly asserted to lie at 84° 03′ N, 174° 51′ W. We show that the true position is 85° 48′ N, 176° 09′ E, over 200 km from the traditional location. The reason for this er...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Rees, Gareth, Headland, Robert, Scambos, Ted, Haran, Terry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2013
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224741300051x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224741300051X
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Summary:ABSTRACT The Arctic pole of inaccessibility (API), defined as the point on the Arctic Ocean that is farthest from any land, is commonly asserted to lie at 84° 03′ N, 174° 51′ W. We show that the true position is 85° 48′ N, 176° 09′ E, over 200 km from the traditional location. The reason for this error is unknown.

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