South Pole

Also known as Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole

one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface

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The South Pole is one of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation meets the planet's surface, located at the southernmost point of the globe. It marks the southern end of Earth's rotational axis and serves as a crucial reference point for navigation, geography, and scientific research in the Antarctic region.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: geographical pole
Named after: south
Continent: Antarctica
Image: Geographic Southpole crop.jpg

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opposite of: North Pole
Commons category: South Pole
Commons gallery: South Pole
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
topic's main category: Category:South Pole
time of discovery or invention: 1912-00-00
discoverer or inventor: Roald Amundsen
Köppen climate classification: ice cap climate
hashtag: Southpole
partially coincident with: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
directions: チリ・プンタアレーナスからのツアーに参加

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The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface. It is called the True South Pole to distinguish from the south magnetic pole.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “South Pole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.