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Vinony

South Pole

proper noun

  1. one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌsaʊθ ˈpəʊl/ / /ˌsaʊθ ˈpoʊl/

name

  1. The Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole; the point which south is oriented towards, and therefore the southernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of -90°).
  2. The Magnetic South Pole of Earth.
  3. The Geomagnetic South Pole of Earth.

noun

  1. The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
  2. The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south.
  3. Alternative form of South Pole.