Question

Arctic ocean has encircled_____pole.Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

Arctic ocean has encircled North Pole.

Answer 2

Arctic Ocean has encircled North Pole.  

Explanation:

• The Arctic Ocean, lies in the northernmost region of the Earth and encircles the North Pole and the Arctic.
• It is a semi-enclosed ocean with land surrounding it.
• The North Pole is permanently and completely covered by Arctic Ocean’s constantly drifting or shifting ice bodies. This has led to setting up of various drifting research stations in the North Pole.
• The North Pole is lies centered in the Arctic Ocean and covered with ice throughout.
• The ice thickness is about 6 to 10 feet with depth of ocean going above 4000 meters.
• It is this position of the North Pole at the center of an ocean which makes it warmer.