the South Pole

noun

: the most southern point on the surface of the earth

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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2025 The periods of extended daytime and nighttime are longer closer to the South Pole. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 By Annabel Illingworth July 25, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Patrick Woodhead has spent months in the Antarctic wilderness, setting records as part of the youngest and fastest team to reach the South Pole in 2002, and later as leader of the first team to make an east-to-west traverse. Annabel Illingworth, TIME, 25 July 2024 Schrödinger is located in the outer reaches of the South Pole–Aitken basin, which future crewed Artemis missions are planning to explore. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the South Pole

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“The South Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20South%20Pole. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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