South Pole

noun

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

South Pole

noun

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

South Pole

1. The southern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° south latitude at a point in Antarctica.
2. See more at axis

South Pole

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of South Pole¹

1585–95, South Pole fordef 1

Example Sentences

In 1901, alongside explorer Robert Falcon Scott, he got closer to the South Pole than any other European explorer.

From BBC

The crash is thought to have made the South Pole–Aitken basin, which is one of the largest craters in the solar system, measuring 2,500 km across.

From BBC

The world’s “heaviest wave” is born near the South Pole, where fierce storms pound the ocean’s surface like angry fists, sending pulses of energy racing north, unimpeded, for thousands of miles.

From Los Angeles Times

The probe touched down in a gigantic crater known as the South Pole–Aitken basin on Sunday.

From BBC

The probe should visit an impact crater called the South Pole–Aitken basin, one of the largest known in the solar system.

From BBC