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I haven't been to Tasmania. I haven't been to the South Pole, and I haven't been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see Glacier National Park before the glacier melts.
Martha Stewart

Meaning of "South Pole" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTH POLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTH POLE

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South Pole is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOUTH POLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

South Pole

South Pole

Coordinates: 90°S 0°W / 90°S -0°E / -90; -0 1. South Geographic Pole 2. South Magnetic Pole 3. South Geomagnetic Pole 4. South Pole of Inaccessibility The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole. Situated on the continent of Antarctica, it is the site of the United States Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, which was established in 1956 and has been permanently staffed since that year. The Geographic South Pole should not be confused with the South Magnetic Pole, which though geographically nearby, is defined based on the Earth's magnetic field.

Definition of South Pole in the English dictionary

The first definition of South Pole in the dictionary is the southernmost point on the earth's axis, at the latitude of 90°S. Other definition of South Pole is the point of intersection, in the constellation Octans, of the earth's extended axis and the southern half of the celestial sphere. South Pole is also the south-seeking pole of a freely suspended magnet.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTH POLE

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Synonyms and antonyms of South Pole in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «South Pole» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUTH POLE

Find out the translation of South Pole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of South Pole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «South Pole» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

南极
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Polo Sur
570 millions of speakers

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South Pole
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिण ध्रुव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الْقُطْبُ الْـجَنُوبِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Южный полюс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pólo Sul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ মেরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pôle sud
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kutub Selatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Südpol
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南極
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남극
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kutub Kidul
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Nam cực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தென் துருவத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण ध्रुव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney kutbu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Polo Sud
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biegun południowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Південний полюс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Polul Sud
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νότιος Πόλος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Suidpool
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Sydpolen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Sydpolen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of South Pole

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The term «South Pole» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.615 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about South Pole

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2 QUOTES WITH «SOUTH POLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word South Pole.
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Mike Newell
If you are going to do a film about the South Pole, the chances are that you will film it in Hawaii! Whatever is most difficult, you will get to do it.
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Martha Stewart
I haven't been to Tasmania. I haven't been to the South Pole, and I haven't been to the North Pole. I want to see the polar bear migration before there are no polar bears. I want to see Glacier National Park before the glacier melts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTH POLE»

Discover the use of South Pole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to South Pole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The South Pole
Account of the thrilling race to the south pole. With an introduction by Fridtjof Nansen.
Roald Amundsen, 2010
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The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
"Flora the pig ditches the sedentary life on the farm for an adventure in Antarctica, where she escapes the knife and lives her dream of pulling a sled with a team of dogs"--
Chris Kurtz, 2013
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North Pole, South Pole
An introduction to the geography, climate, and inhabitants of the polar regions at the top and the bottom of the earth where the North Pole and the South Pole are located.
Nancy Smiler Levinson, 2003
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Blazing Ice: Pioneering the Twenty-first Century's Road to ...
Antarctica like you've never seen it before
John H. Wright, 2012
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North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great ...
Richly illustrated and skillfully told, North Pole, South Pole unfolds the human story behind the science: that of the inquisitive, persevering, and often dissenting thinkers who unlocked the secrets at our planet’s core.
Gillian Turner, 2011
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Race to the End: Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the ...
Focuses on expedition leaders, Scott and Amundsen, as well as revealing other members and their motivations.
R. D. E. MacPhee, 2010
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The South Pole: a historical reader
The discovery and exploration of Antarctica is revealed through memoirs, letters, and ship's logs, including James Cook's first glimpse of the South Pole in the eighteenth century, as well as Richard Byrd's winter in Antarctica alone.
Anthony Brandt, 2004
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Antarctica: journeys to the South Pole
The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through the photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text.
Walter Dean Myers, 2005
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A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
James Cook, 2012
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South Pole: 900 Miles on Foot
Canadian Gareth Wood along with two Englishmen successfully walked across Antarctica to the South Pole.
Wood, Gareth, Jamieson, Eric, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTH POLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term South Pole is used in the context of the following news items.
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South Pole paedophile Simon Rouen jailed
A scientist who committed child sex offences while working at the South Pole has been jailed for three years. Simon Rouen, 36, from Redruth in Cornwall, was ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
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Adventurer raises Egyptian flag at South Pole
Omar Samra had crossed 111km in Antarctica to reach the South Pole, one of coldest, windiest and driest places on earth. (Facebook) ... «Al-Arabiya, Dec 14»
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New tech helped ID gravitational waves from Big Bang inflation
To make the find, the researchers developed new superconducting detectors for the BICEP2 telescope at the South Pole. (BICEP stands for for Background ... «CBS News, Mar 14»
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Explorers' Aim For Perilous Polar Trek: 'Get Home In One Piece'
In 1911, explorer and British Royal Navy officer Robert Falcon Scott had big plans. He intended to be the first to reach the South Pole, that holy grail of ... «NPR, Feb 14»
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Dominic West: Prince Harry told filthy jokes during South Pole trek
Prince Harry kept up morale on his trek to the South Pole by telling “filthy” jokes and building elaborate castle-style latrines, one of his fellow adventurers has ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
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British 16-year-old Lewis Clarke sets South Pole record
A British teenager has become the youngest person to reach the South Pole. ... Lewis, from Bristol, was accompanied by a polar guide, Carl Alvey, as he skied ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
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What is a 'polar vortex'?
A "polar vortex" is a persistent, large-scale cyclone. They are usually found around either the north or south poles – it is rare for them to swing as far as to affect ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
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British explorer Maria Leijerstam leads Christmas cycle race to the …
On Christmas Eve a 19-year-old Parker Liautaud became the youngest man to ski to the South Pole and set a new speed record in the process, while British ... «The Independent, Dec 13»
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Prince Harry and team reach South Pole
Prince Harry and a trekking team made up of servicemen and women reached the South Pole on Friday, organizers for the Walking With The Wounded charity ... «CNN, Dec 13»
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Prince Harry's South Pole Race Is Off
Prince Harry's South Pole Race Is Off. Prince Harry and a team of wounded soldiers are still heading for the Pole but it's no longer a race because of safety ... «Sky News, Dec 13»

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