south pole

Speech parts

1. south pole - Noun

2. South pole - Proper noun

Meaning

the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

south-seeking pole south antarctic north pole Antarctica negative pole S-pole polar region geographic south pole polar locations chill spots extreme latitudes frigid zones antarctic region frozen areas

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Antonyms

north pole north north-seeking pole positive pole N-pole northernmost point

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Examples

So we arrived, and planted our flag at the geographical South Pole. Thanks be to God! Roald Amundsen

I am hell-bent for the South Pole - God willing and crevasses permitting. Edmund Hillary

No exile at the South Pole or on the summit of Mont Blanc separates us more effectively from others than the practice of a hidden vice. Marcel Proust

I have what you might call the South Pole and the North Pole. I have my team and my work, which I do on one side, and I have my family and my home on the other side. Both have nothing really to do with each other. Michael Schumacher

After the race to the South Pole ended in December 1911 with Roald Amundsen 's conquest, Shackleton turned his attention to the crossing of Antarctica from sea to sea, via the pole. Source: Internet

Amundsen, Vol I pp. 184–95; Vol II, pp. 120–134 Huntford (Last Place on Earth), pp. 446–74 citation Scott and his four companions reached the South Pole via the Beardmore route on 17 January 1912, 33 days after Amundsen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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