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 for def. 1

Example Sentences

The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to reach the South Pole more than a century ago.

From BBC

"He was obsessed with Scott's diaries," David says, referring to Captain Robert Scott who discovered the South Pole and died on an expedition in 1912.

From BBC

Instead, the focus of the show remained on the missions; whether it was returning a lost baby penguin to the South Pole, or leading aliens back to their purple planet.

From Los Angeles Times

A picture of Dabiri and his wife posing in front of MV Plancius, which was bound for the South Pole, circulated widely on social media and caused outrage in Iran.

From BBC

A private US company will attempt to land a spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole on Thursday, carrying scientific instruments including a hopping robot and the first lunar mobile communications antenna.

From BBC