South Pole

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extreme point of Earth geographical point pole of Earth tourist destination

The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth, located on the continent of Antarctica and serving as a key site for climate and atmospheric research.

Aliases (1)

Geographic South Pole ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extreme point of Earth → geographical point → pole of Earth → tourist destination →
alsoKnownAs	Geographic South Pole →
averageAnnualTemperature	about −49 °C →
climate	polar climate →
coldestSeason	winter →
coordinateLatitude	90°S →
coordinateLongitude	undefined →
countryClaimedBy	United States operation at Amundsen–Scott Station →
dayLengthInSummer	about 6 months of continuous daylight →
differentFrom	Geomagnetic South Pole → Magnetic South Pole → South Geomagnetic Pole → South Magnetic Pole →
elevation	approximately 2835 m → approximately 9301 ft →
firstReachedBy	Norwegian expedition → Roald Amundsen →
firstReachedDate	14 December 1911 →
governedBy	Antarctic Treaty System →
hasFacility	IceCube Neutrino Observatory →
hasMarker	ceremonial South Pole → geographic South Pole marker →
hasPhenomenon	midnight sun → polar night →
hasResearchStation	Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station →
hasTelescope	South Pole Telescope →
locatedIn	Antarctic Plateau → Antarctica → Southern Hemisphere →
locatedOn	Earth →
nightLengthInWinter	about 6 months of continuous darkness →
oppositePoint	North Pole →
partOf	Antarctic interior →
secondReachedBy	British Antarctic Expedition → Robert Falcon Scott →
secondReachedDate	17 January 1912 →
surfaceType	ice sheet →
timeZonePractice	New Zealand time at Amundsen–Scott Station →
underlyingSurface	Antarctic continental crust →
usedFor	astronomy research → atmospheric research → climate research → cosmic microwave background observations → geophysics research → glaciology research → space weather monitoring →
warmestSeason	summer →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antarctica → Southern Hemisphere →	contains
Edmund Hillary → Roald Amundsen →	reached
South Pole ("Geographic South Pole") →	alsoKnownAs
Antarctic Circle →	centeredOn
Pole to Pole →	endLocationOfJourney
Ross Dependency →	extendsTo
North Pole →	isOppositeOf
The Tenth Planet →	setting
Roald Amundsen →	wasFirstToReach