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A The Geographic North V* Pole is the point exactly 90 degrees north, in the center of the Arctic Circle.

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Dolgan huts

The huts of the Siberian Dolgan people are built on sleds so that reindeer can puli them around.

Inuit igloo

When the Inuit go on long hunting trips, they build shelters from blocks of ice, called igloos.

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Winter pastures.

01 ■ Getting around

Reindeer can be trained to puli sleds and can even be ridden like horses.

02: Milk

Their milk can be drunk or madę into cheese, butter, or yogurt.

03: Blood

The blood of freshly killed reindeer is often used to make sausages.

04: Meat

Reindeer meat can be eaten raw, frozen, or cooked.

05: Antlers

These can be carved into tools, harpoon needles, snów goggles, and decorative objects.

06: Skins

Reindeer hides are used to make clothes, bedding, and tents.

TL The nearest land is V*Greenland, 400 miles (650 km) away.

The first explorer to reach the North Pole was American Robert Peary in 1909, with the help of a team of Inuit.

In the summer months at the North Pole, the Sun never sinks below the horizon. In the winter months, it never rises above it.

JL The North Pole is warmer than V* the South Pole because the Arctic Ocean is not as cold as the frozen land at the South Pole.

A The North Magnetic Pole "v is where the needle of a compass points and is always moving.

Sami

Many Sami still wear traditional clothes with bands of bright yellow and red. In the winter, they wear thick fur coats (parkas).

Nganasan

The Nganasan traditionally wear reindeer skins with the fur turned inside. The skins are often decorated with bright fabrics.

Nenet

Although they wear modern clothes in the towns, the Nenet often wear long reindeer-skin coats on hunting trips.

Inuit

Traditionally, Inuit clothes are madę from seal skins, although sometimes arctic fox or polar bear fur is used.

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