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Here are some cool North Pole pictures. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.
Arctic Eclipse
Here’s an image of the Artic Ocean during a total solar eclipse on August 1, 2008. This image was captured by NASA’s Terra satellite which is primarily responsible in monitoring the conditions of the Earth’s environment including the climate changes.
Brattahlid, Norse Greenland
Here’s an image of Brattahlid, Norse Greenland obtained using the Enhanced Thematic Mapper flying aboard NASA’s Landsat-7 satellite on August 4, 2000. The name “Brattahlid” means “the steep slope.”
Mount Kazbek, Caucasus, Russia
This is an image of Mount Kazbek which can be found in the Caucasus Mountains in Russia. The image was captured by an astronaut from the International Space Station on August 13, 2002 during the Expedition 5 mission. Mount Kazbek is the third highest mountain in Georgia having an elevation of 5,033 meters.
The North Pole Project
Here’s an image of the Artic Circle and the location of the North Pole Project. The North Pole Project aims to provide the first internet connection and live webcast from the North Pole.
Bockfjorden
Here’s an image of the fjords in Norway captured by the ASTER instrument flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite on April 17, 2002. Fjords are narrow inlets which are formed by glacial activities and are an important feature of Norway’s landscape.
We have written many articles about the North Pole for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the magnetic north pole, and here’s an article about the earth’s axis.
If you’d like more North Pole pictures, check out Visible Earth Homepage. And here’s a link to NASA’s Earth Observatory.
We’ve also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast all about planet Earth. Listen here, Episode 51: Earth.
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