Who owns the north pole? What country?

Answer 1

There is no land at the North Pole and no country within twelve miles so it is in international waters.

No country has sovereignty over the oceans.

Answer 2

According to wikipedia,

Territorial claims to the North Pole and Arctic regions

In 1925, based upon the Sector Principle, Canada became the first country to extend its boundaries northward to the North Pole, at least on paper, between 60°W and 141°W longitude, a claim that is not universally recognized (there is in fact 770 km of ocean between the Pole and Canada's northernmost land point). In addition, Canada claims the water between its Arctic Islands as internal waters. Denmark (Greenland), Russia and Norway have made similar claims.

Otherwise, until 1999, the North Pole and Arctic Ocean had been generally considered international territory. However, as the polar ice has begun to recede at a rate higher than expected (see global warming), several countries have made moves to claim, or to enforce pre-existing claims to, the waters or seabed at the Pole. Russia made its first claim in 2001, claiming Lomonosov Ridge, an underwater mountain ridge underneath the Pole, as a natural extension of Siberia. This claim was contested by Norway, Canada, the United States and Denmark in 2004. The Danish autonomous province of Greenland has the nearest coastline to the North Pole, and Denmark argues that the Lomonosov Ridge is in fact an extension of Greenland.

The potential value of the North Pole and the surrounding area resides not so much in shipping but in the possibility that lucrative petroleum and natural gas reserves exist below the sea floor. Such reserves are known to exist under the Beaufort Sea, and further exploration elsewhere in the Arctic might become more feasible if global warming opens up the Northwest Passage as a regular channel of international shipping and commerce, particularly if Canada is not able to enforce its claim to it.

Answer 3

The North Pole is an imaginary point at the earth's northern axis where lines of longitude converge. The Magnetic North Pole is a location to where compasses point from virtually every place on the planet, which acts somewhat like a giant magnet. The closest town to the Magnetic North Pole is Resolute, a small town in Canada.

Answer 4

Canada has jurisdiction over the location of the magnetic north pole, but it moves, so Canada's jurisdiction wont last forever. Absolute North, the point at the top of the earth is international territory

Answer 5

the north pole is just ice. it is not a landmass and, therefore, (i'm guessing) it is not owned by any country

Answer 6

no one. the geographic north pole is over an ocean.

Answer 7

Canada.

Answer 8

santa owns it of course !! ; 0 )

just kidding I really don't know but I couldn't resist, go ahead and give me a thumbs down hehe