Comments on: Top Gear’s Polar Toyota Hilux

By: Todd H

Todd H — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:11:55 +0000

This was probably their best show yet. Top Gear you are the best entertaining and adventuresome show on TV. Congratulations on being the first team to drive to the North Pole.

By: jsl123

jsl123 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:19:11 +0000

Dooooohhhhhh!
gman, before trying to teach Geography, I suggest you go and learn some! I’m not even going to start to explain or even understand your ignorance, but Eddie is completely correct; however, it does appear that (and why they didn’t explain this is unfathomable) they went to the Magnetic North Pole – not the same thing at all as the “North Pole”.

By: S. Forrest

S. Forrest — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:48:28 +0000

@gman: No, the North Pole is indeed at 90 degrees because that’s the bloody definition of the North Pole.

What the TopGear folks actually went to was the _Magnetic_ North Pole, though they inexplicably never clarified this. The Magnetic North Pole does not coincide with the “real” North Pole (i.e. the Geographic North Pole, at 90 degrees north), and even moves around from year to year.

The Magnetic North Pole is currently to be found amongst Canada’s Arctic islands and while quite inaccessible, is nowhere near as inaccessible as the _real_ North Pole, which is nowhere near any island. One might think, given Clarkson’s sneering reference to Al Gore’s claim of open water near the North Pole, that the Top Gear folks might have clarified the distinction between the two!

By: Cool Cars

Cool Cars — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:00:58 +0000

Love this and love Top Gear!

By: gman

gman — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:37:31 +0000

eddie, the north pole isn’t exactly at 90 degrees because the earth is tilted.

By: eddie

eddie — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:10:54 +0000

why did sat nav read 78 degrees at the north pole. I would have thought it should be 90 degrees

By: good boy

good boy — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:09:54 +0000

Wait- I’m confused. Where’s Santa?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:17:41 +0000

“Shotguns were carried for protection against polar bear attack”

Now THAT’s planning ahead

By: swiss cheese

swiss cheese — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:14:35 +0000

let’s go baby seal hunting, i’ll bring the buns.

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