South Pole

noun

Geography. the southern end of the earth's axis, the southernmost point on earth.
Astronomy. the point at which the axis of the earth extended cuts the southern half of the celestial sphere; the south celestial pole.
(lowercase) the pole of a magnet that seeks the earth's south magnetic pole.
(lowercase) magnetic pole1

South Pole

noun

the southernmost point on the earth's axis, at the latitude of 90°S
astronomy the point of intersection, in the constellation Octans, of the earth's extended axis and the southern half of the celestial sphere
usually not capitals the south-seeking pole of a freely suspended magnet

South Pole

The southern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° south latitude at a point in Antarctica.
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South Pole

The southern end or pole of the Earth 's axis (see also axis ). ( See Antarctic and Antarctica .)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of South Pole¹

1585–95, South Pole fordef 1

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A picture of Dabiri and his wife posing in front of MV Plancius, which was bound for the South Pole, circulated widely on social media and caused outrage in Iran.

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A private US company will attempt to land a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, carrying scientific instruments including a hopping robot and the first lunar mobile communications antenna.

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The president said his visit to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station reaffirmed Chile's own claim to sovereignty over part of the Antarctic.

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Their most benign impact is causing beautiful auroras in places close to the North and South Pole.

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Earth's dipole field, created by its liquid outer iron core, produces a magnetic field that loops from the North Pole to the South Pole and is the reason compasses point toward the poles.

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