Google And NORAD Let You Track Santa On Christmas: Where Is Santa Claus Now?
To track Santa's live movements, you have to go to NORAD website or Google's Santa Tracker. Tracking Santa would begin from 2.30 pm IST on December 24
Today is Christmas Eve which means only one thing - Santa Claus is coming to town! Google and NORAD's Santa trackers show the journey of Santa Claus during Christmas every year and 2021 is no different.
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Tracking Santa
Google and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) have created Santa trackers of their own to show how Santa's travel trajectory would pan out. The journey would begin at North Pole village today, after which Santa is expected to travel 510,000,000 kilometres in just a single night to deliver presents around the world.
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Santa's first stop would be in eastern Russia.
To track Santa's live movements, you have to go to NORAD website or Google's Santa Tracker. Tracking Santa would begin from 2.30 pm IST on December 24.
The history of Santa trackers
NORAD began tracking Santa in 1995 after a newspaper misprinted the contact number of Santa for children. When a child called the number, s/he was connected to US Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup at the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center (NORAD's predecessor).
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Not much later, an officer was assigned to continue taking children's calls. Ever since that day, NORAD has been tracking Santa's journey every year.
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On Google's Santa Tracker, you can also play a series of games like Santa Selfie, Elf Maker, Elf Ski, Present Bounce, and more. Google's tracker is backed by the prowess of its Maps services. The first Santa tracker by Google was set up in 2004.
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If you want to track Santa on NORAD, you can also download their app on both iOS and Android.
Are you looking forward to what gifts Santa is bringing you? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below. For more in the world of tech and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com.
PS: Santa isn't really coming to our homes. But it's the sentiment that counts. And that's what Santa trackers are all about.
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