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

The groups eventually banded together and reached the South Pole on December 13, 2013.

From The Daily Beast

Dominic West revealed Harry's musical taste after joining him on the South Pole trek.

From The Daily Beast

It follows on from his work with Walking With The Wounded which ast year saw him  walk to the South Pole.

From The Daily Beast

On December 6, Liautaud and his teammate Doug Stoup, set off from Antarctica on a 640-kilometer ski journey to the South Pole.

From The Daily Beast

The British squad landed at Heathrow shortly before 10am local time today after completing a remarkable trek to the South Pole.

From The Daily Beast

Locating it would have been comparable to stumbling upon a solitary blade of grass, imbedded in ice at the South Pole.

From Project Gutenberg

Had you rather I built a hospital, or founded a girl's college, or set up a mission to the South Pole?

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The end of the magnet that points north is called the north pole, while the end that points south is called the south pole.

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Meanwhile, thoughtful persons are wondering whether there will be any fighting at the South Pole.

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After this time of hardship and plucky endurance it was hard to have to return without having reached the South Pole.

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