the South Pole

noun

: the most southern point on the surface of the earth

Examples of the South Pole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After landing at the South Pole–Aitken Basin on the far side of the Moon, the probe used its robotic arm and drilling tools to take soil and rock samples. Justine Calma, The Verge, 25 June 2024 Scientists have two ways of measuring seasons: Astronomical seasons are based on how the South Pole is oriented toward or away from the sun. Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2024 Since then, the oceans near the South Pole have been progressively less icy, hitting all-time lows in 2017, 2022 and last year. Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024 The spacecraft had landed there, at the South Pole–Aitken Basin, around two days earlier. Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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