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    South PoleSouthernmost point on Earth
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  2.  A Frozen Frontier
    A Frozen Frontier
    The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth, where all directions face north. It is one of the two places where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface.
    Geography

    For most purposes, the Geographic South Pole is defined as the southern point of the two points where Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface (the other being the Geographic North Pole). However, Earth's axis of rotat… See more

    Exploration

    In 1820, several expeditions claimed to have been the first to have sighted Antarctica, with the first being the Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. The first landin… See more

    Climate and day and night

    During winter (May through August), the South Pole receives no sunlight at all, and is completely dark apart from moonlight. In summer (October through February), the sun is continuously above the horizon and appears to … See more

    Time

    In most places on Earth, local time is determined by longitude, such that the time of day is more-or-less synchronised to the perceived position of the Sun in the sky (for example, at midday the Sun is roughly perceived t… See more

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