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the water there freezes and unfreezes at times, so the water around a ship could freeze, trapping it.

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Q: Why is sailing a ship north toward the north pole considered such a risk?
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Why is sailing a ship north toward the north pole considered suck a risk?

The north pole is covered with ice, you can not sail through ice.


What is North direction toward?

North Pole


If you travel toward the north pole the direction that your facing is?

North of course! There is no other way to travel.


When the north pole points toward the sun what season is it in the northern hemisphere?

In North America, the season when the north pole points toward the sun is Summer.


When the North Pole points toward the sun the northern hemisphere is in what season?

In North America, the season when the north pole points toward the sun is Summer.


Does a compass point to the geographic north pole?

No. The compass needle points toward the magnetic north pole.


The south pole of a compass magnet points toward?

magnetic north north pole =magnetic south


What star does the north pole point toward?

Polaris.


Where is the magnitic north Pole?

The magnetic north pole is slowly wandering across the Arctic Ocean toward Siberia.


Where does the earth's axis begin and end?

I believe this is correct: Theoretically, the axis is infinitely long, extending into space toward the north from the north pole, and toward the south from the south pole. When you reach the north pole, that is not the farthest north that you can travel; if you are able to go up, you will continue going north.


When the North Pole points toward the sun what season is it in North America?

Summer


The south pole a compass magnet points toward?

magnetic north north pole =magnetic south