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Where is the Arctic? The North Pole The North Pole, at the very end of the Earth, is one of the coldest and windiest places on the planet. A huge, frozen ocean surrrounds the North Pole – this is called The Arctic Ocean. It has long, dark, freezing winters. In the winter, a thick, white sheet of ice covers the ocean for hundreds of miles in every direction! What Are The Poles? The Earth turns on something called an ‘axis’, which is like an invisible line running straigh @