Almost all retinal detachments can be repaired with scleral buckle surgery, pneumatic retinopexy, or vitrectomy. But even with such a high rate of success for surgery, it is important to act quickly. The longer you wait to have surgery, the lower the chances that good vision will be restored.
The Earth's axis runs through the North and South poles and it is the line around which the Earth rotates. The geographic North Pole is located approximately 450 miles (725 km) north of Greenland, in the middle of the Arctic Ocean - the sea there has a depth of 13,410 feet (4087 meters).
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Greenland (part of the Kingdom of Denmark) contains the northernmost point in the world. (83Â°40'N) is 440 miles from the geographic North Pole. Canada - Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut (83Â°08' N, 74Â°13'W) is very close to claiming the northernmost point in the world. It's latitude is only 38 miles south of Kaffeklubben Island, Greenland and 478 miles from the North Pole. Russia - Cape Fligely, Franz Josef Land, Nenets Autonomous Okrug ( 81Â°50â²35â³N, 59Â°14â²22â³E) is the northernmost point of Eurasia.