who was first man to reach north pole
North Pole The first consistent, verified, and scientifically convincing attainment of the Pole was on 12 May 1926, by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his US sponsor Lincoln Ellsworth from the airship Norge.[15] Norge, though Norwegian-owned, was designed and piloted by the Italian Umberto Nobile. The flight started from Svalbard in Norway, and crossed the Arctic Ocean to Alaska. Nobile, with several scientists and crew from the Norge, overflew the Pole a second time on 24 May 1928, in the airship Italia. The Italia crashed on its return from the Pole, with the loss of half the crew.
North Magnetic Pole The North Magnetic Pole moves over time due to magnetic changes in the Earth's core.[1] In 2001, it was determined by the Geological Survey of Canada to lie west of Ellesmere Island in northern Canada at 81°18′N 110°48′W﻿ / ﻿81.3°N 110.8°W﻿ / 81.3; -110.8﻿ (Magnetic North Pole 2001). It was situated at 83°06′N 117°48′W﻿ / ﻿83.1°N 117.8°W﻿ / 83.1; -117.8﻿ (Magnetic North Pole 2005 est) in 2005. In 2009, while still situated within the Canadian Arctic territorial claim at 84°54′N 131°00′W﻿ / ﻿84.9°N 131.0°W﻿ / 84.9; -131.0﻿ (Magnetic North Pole 2009),[2] it was moving toward Russia at between 55 and 60 kilometres (34 and 37 mi) per year.[3] As of 2017, the pole is projected to have moved beyond the Canadian Arctic territorial claim to 86°30′N 172°36′W﻿ / ﻿86.5°N 172.6°W﻿ / 86.5; -172.6﻿ (Magnetic North Pole 2017 est).[2]