South Pole
Located in the southernmost portion of the Earth, South Pole is on the opposite side of the North Pole. Situated on the Antarctic continent, it is one of the points where the Earth’s surface intersects with its axis of rotation.
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MartadIf you are facing the south pole, you are facing south. As soon as you step on the south pole itself, all directions are north,...
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Because snow reflects light more than non-white regions of the Earth and albedo isa measurement of reflectance. By definition...
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The South pole is the most southerly point.
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90 degrees North.
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The Axis
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Because for 6 months of the year they are in darkness and when it is daylight the sunlight only impinges on the ground at a very...
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Penguins do not live in igloos. Eskimos, who live at the north polar regions, live in igloos. Penguins live in the southern polar...
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The distance between the North Pole and the South Pole "as the crow flies" is around 20,014 kilometres, or 12,416 miles. If it...
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Everywhere is south from the north pole. Due to the rotation of the earth the majority of the winds follow the weather from west...
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To not have geographic poles, the earth would have to stop rotating. Then one day would last a whole year long. To not have...
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because the earth is tilted towards the poles,so in summers the north pole will have continuous daylight for 6 months and south...
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This occurs because, relative to the Sun, the Earth's orbit is aligned with the solar equator. But the axis of Earth's rotation...
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Because it receives less heat from the sun, the angle of the sun hitting the surface will never be very big (the sun will never...
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About 12,415.96 miles away
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They are the same because each are extremely cold,and dry climates.It is different because the North Pole is surrounded by water,...
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Chile and Argentina.
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It includes both. The Prime Meridian is located at 0 degrees longitude, and like all lines of longitude stretches from one pole...
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Most of the world's ice is in Antarctica which is covered to an average depth of more than two kilometers of ice (2133 meters or...
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The grasslands in the arctic and sub-arctic are called tundra; grass cannot grow near the poles themselves, as it's too cold and...
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Penguins mainly live in the South Pole, not the North Pole.
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Due to the inclination of the earth's axis of rotation, regions nearest to one pole experience continuous day for some months,...
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the biome located just south of the north pole is the taiga
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Down. Correct. Down is toward the center of gravity, no matter where you are on earth.
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Yes, both of them are on either side of the globe.
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it is because since the earth is round, the light penetrates it first, than the land around the peak of the globe
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Australia is closer to the South Pole than Africa. Of all the continents, South America is closest to the South Pole...
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its 60,987 miles. hope i helped :)
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Many people consider that the South Pole is the same as the Antarctic, but in fact the South Pole is just a theoretical point in...
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sunlight strikes the poles at an oblique angle. From the polar regions, the sun is low in the sky, so that the sunlight hits the...
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There were many riots opposing the draft, particularly in New York City.
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The South Pole is generally colder than the North Pole, partly because it is higher (9000' above sea level) and partly because it...
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Negative is the current magnetic charge of the Earth's South Pole.But such has not always been the situation. Scientists suggest...
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The word Antarctica comes from the Greek. It means "south of the bear". They are referring to the word Arcos, which is a...
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Differences between the North and South Poles Polar bears live only in the Arctic (though this is not actually the North Pole),...
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a mederite that was 50000000 metres large hit it. this happen because god was doing an experiment on earth.
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Yes. the North Pole has now been proven to move 40 miles towards Russia every year. This has caused airports to re-calibrate...
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1. Ice sheets contain enormous quantities of frozen water. If the Greenland Ice Sheet melted, scientists estimate that sea level...
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The South Pole was first reached on December 14, 1911, by the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
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Penguins are found in the Antarctic rather than Arctic, but not at the South Pole itself. This theoretical point lies too far...
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It depends on the weight limit and length of the pole.
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The answer is either "zero" or "non-existent", for a number of different reasons: -- From either pole, there is no such thing as...
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The length of the day at the North Pole varies because the Earth is titled on its orbit, rather than straight. That means that as...
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yes because the south pole is just as cold as noth pole.
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Picture the Earth and the sun. The sun's rays go straight through space. The first thing the rays of the sun touch is the...
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The South Pole at 90°south is the farthest you can travel south.
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The circumference of the pole sticking out of the ice is about 30 cm. The circumference or coastline of the land mass of...
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You would find yourself transforming into a dik headed emo who travelled and wasted a more than hundreds of pounds on sht
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The South Pole is located on Antarctica.Antarctica
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180° By definition, and not accurate distance, the North Pole is the singular point at 90°N and the South Pole is at 90°S...
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The United States has about 5 stations: Admundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Byrd Station, Palmer Station, McMurdo Station, and...
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Winter temperatures at the North Pole can range from about −43 °C (−45 °F) to −26 °C (−15 °F), perhaps averaging...
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The South Pole is located on the polar plateau of the continent of Antarctica.
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Many animals live on the land, including seals of various species. There are many fish and other animals living under the ice,...
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Only one - part, but not all, of Alaska is north of 60° north latitude.
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On December 14, 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his crew of the ship Fram were the first to reach the South Pole.
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On 29th of November, 1929, US Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, pilot Bernt Balchen, Co-pilot Harold June and photographer Ashley...
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The coldest place in the world, is Antarctica (south pole). The coldest atmospheric temperature ever recorded there (or anywhere...
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The poles are equi-distant from the equator. The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude, the North Pole is at 90 degrees N...
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Every meridian of constant longitude, including the Prime Meridian, is an imaginary line that joins the North Pole and South...
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Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first on 14th of December, 1911.
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Because every compass pointed North.If it was only that simple!.When Amundsen arrived at the South Pole in 1911, navigation was a...
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The lines of longitude are curved so therefore, they meet at the poles because that is the 180 degree and that is the maximum...
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The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both...
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The equator is North, as is everything else on earth when you are at the South Pole.
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The South Pole is at an altitude of about 2835m (9306ft), so the concept of 'surface currents' needs to be considered. The air...
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The farther you are from the equator the more colder the temperature gets so for an example if you are in Brazil it will be...
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The Earth is a giant magnet, so the polarities of a magnet are South and North(or - and +), but if there were an East and West...
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Captain Falcon Scott and his men went to the south pole, he wanted to be the first man their. sadly Russians beated. Captain...
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The Antarctic Ice Sheet consists of about 13.72 million sq km of permanent ice representing 90% of the world's ice.
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You would be heading North then again if you were coming from the west side you would be heading Northeast
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Robert Falcon Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a...
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During the summer months. December specifically.
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Neah Bay, Washington. 124.6 W.
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Yes, the thickness varies from te equatoral to the polar regions due to the Earth's rotation. The atmosphere is thicker at the...
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it is 9'771.77 miles bettew london and the southpole
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The Earth's rotational north pole (actually called the "geographical north pole") is related to Earth's rotation - it is the...
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he ate meat, food he taken, ect. he had to catch his food by stabbing it
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Because the parallels of latitude are imaginary lines drawn on the Earth's surface, and, you may have noticed, cross sections of...
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In Antarctica. It is end of the Earth's rotational axis opposite the North Pole. It is the southernmost point on the Earth.
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There are five north poles and 4 south poles; I think I'd better elaborate on that: There is a magnetic north pole. A "centre of...
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Yes, the South Pole is on the continent of Antarctica.
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i think because of the Earth's elliptical orbit, less sunlight reaches these places at the aphelion. =)
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5,803.02 kilometres (3,605.84 miles)
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Lines of longitude or meridians The Prime Meridian is on one side of the Earth, and the International Date Line on the other...
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Well,it's because in summer some parts of the sun shines all around parts antarctica.
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