The Arctic Pole of Inaccessibility lies 400 miles (640 kilometers) from the North Pole in the direction of Alaska.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, credible sources including academic and reputable science journalism outlets, consistent with known geographic data on poles of inaccessibility. [tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Pole of Inaccessibility | Arctic, Remote & Isolated | Britannica (seed:geography_and_travel)
- https://legacy.geog.ucsb.edu/poles-of-inaccessibility/ (corroboration)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/pole-inaccessibility-has-eluded-adventurers-more-than-century-180971012/ (corroboration)