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South Pole southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole . The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica .

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

South Pole • n. see pole².

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South Pole Southernmost geographical point on the Earth's surface. The magnetic south pole is located c.2400km (1500mi) from the geographical South Pole, which lies 2992m (9816ft) above sea level c.500km (300mi) s of the Ross Ice Shelf. It was first reached (1911) by Roald Amundsen.

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