the South Pole

noun

: the most southern point on the surface of the earth

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China aims to land humans at the South Pole before the year 2030. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025 At the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, an immense detector buried deep under the ice, has been built to do just that. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2025 The IceCube Neutrino Observatory near the South Pole, specifically built to pin down neutrinos, is actually the institution that discovered PKS 1424+240 in the first place because of its super high neutrino emission levels. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Newsweek has mapped the extent of the countries' existing operations around the South Pole and has contacted the Chinese and Russian foreign ministries for comment. Brendan Cole john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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