59 years since 1st ever North Pole expedition through water
On August 3, 1958, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus accomplished the first sea voyage to the geographic North Pole. The US submarine dived at Point Barrow, Alaska, and travelled nearly 1,600 km under the Arctic ice cap to reach the North Pole. It then steamed on to Iceland, pioneering a new shorter route from the Pacific to the Atlantic.