the South Pole

noun

: the most southern point on the surface of the earth

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If a contest for the South Pole breaks out, a host of countries could reassert old territorial claims and race to build satellite tracking stations in Antarctica for intelligence gathering, surveillance, and other military purposes. — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 As the theory goes, the only entry point to that world is somewhere in the vicinity of the South Pole. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 During the show, he was filmed skiing to the South Pole, catching a giant anaconda, milking a venomous tarantula and diving under the ice of the North Pole. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026 Science reporter Ira Flatow took a trip to the South Pole that put NPR on the news industry map. — Robert Smith, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the South Pole

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“The South Pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20South%20Pole. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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