Finding the Arctic pole of inaccessibility

• 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

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.