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.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
South Pole canonical	23
Geographic South Pole	4

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extreme point of Earth ⓘ geographical point ⓘ pole of Earth ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	South Pole ⓘ surface form: 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	Magnetic South Pole ⓘ surface form: Geomagnetic South Pole Magnetic South Pole ⓘ Magnetic South Pole ⓘ surface form: South Geomagnetic Pole Magnetic South Pole ⓘ surface form: 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	East Antarctica ⓘ surface form: Antarctic Plateau Antarctica ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
locatedOn	Earth ⓘ
nightLengthInWinter	about 6 months of continuous darkness ⓘ
oppositePoint	North Pole ⓘ
partOf	Antarctica ⓘ surface form: 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 (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Antarctica → contains → South Pole ⓘ

Southern Hemisphere → contains → South Pole ⓘ

North Pole → isOppositeOf → South Pole ⓘ

Ross Dependency → extendsTo → South Pole ⓘ

South Pole → alsoKnownAs → South Pole ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geographic South Pole

Edmund Hillary → reached → South Pole ⓘ

Antarctic Circle → centeredOn → South Pole ⓘ

Roald Amundsen → reached → South Pole ⓘ

Roald Amundsen → wasFirstToReach → South Pole ⓘ

The Tenth Planet → setting → South Pole ⓘ

Pole to Pole → endLocationOfJourney → South Pole ⓘ

Magnetic South Pole → isDistinctFrom → South Pole ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geographic South Pole

Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station → location → South Pole ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geographic South Pole

South Pole Telescope → locatedIn → South Pole ⓘ

IceCube Neutrino Observatory → locatedIn → South Pole ⓘ

British Antarctic Expedition → destination → South Pole ⓘ

Antarctic Zone → surrounds → South Pole ⓘ

Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition → via → South Pole ⓘ

Peter Hillary → hasVisited → South Pole ⓘ

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas → depictsLocation → South Pole ⓘ

Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition 1910–1912 → destination → South Pole ⓘ

South Pole race → destination → South Pole ⓘ

this entity surface form: Geographic South Pole

Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection → centerOption → South Pole ⓘ

Transglobe Expedition → routeFeature → South Pole ⓘ

Twice Upon a Time → settingLocation → South Pole ⓘ

Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910–1912 → regionReached → South Pole ⓘ

Pole to Pole with Michael Palin → features → South Pole ⓘ