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In historic first, US icebreaker reaches North Pole: What will it do there?
Christian Science Monitor ^ | SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 | Kevin Truong

Posted on 09/10/2015 11:03:13 AM PDT by thackney

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To: bert; pfflier
it was the magnetic north pole where the ice is thin

No, this was Geographic North Pole as determined by GPS Satellites. No compass type navigation involved.

61 posted on 09/11/2015 5:25:39 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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