South Pole

The South Pole is the southernmost point on the Earth, as defined in any of several ways.

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The Geographic South Pole is the one of two points where the earth's axis of rotation intersects the surface (the other being the Geographic North Pole). This is the point usually meant when an unspecified "south pole" is mentioned.

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The first humans to reach the Geographic South Pole were Roald Amundsen and his party on December 14, 1911. Amundsen named his camp Polheim. Amundsen's main competitor Robert Falcon Scott reached the Pole a month later. On the return trip Scott and his party of four all died of hunger and extreme cold. There have been many expeditions to arrive at the South Pole by surface transportation. The leaders of some of the first of these are, in order: Amundsen, Scott, Hillary, Fuchs, Havola, Crary, Fiennes. US Admiral Richard Byrd on November 29, 1929 became by the assistance of his first pilot Bernt Balchen the first person to fly over the South Pole.

Axis of rotation: In geometry, the axis of rotation of a rotating body is a line such that the distance between any point on the line and any point of the body remains constant under the rotation....

Geographic North Pole: Redirect North Pole...

Roald Amundsen: Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the Antarctic expedition of 1910–1912 which was the first to reach the South Pole....

South Pole related Images and Photos (experimental)

The South Pole Detail from the "Mappamonde a Projection Cordiforme " 1531	With Byrd at the South Pole Admiral Richard E. Byrd 1930	Tent Left at the South Pole by Roald Amundsen	Scott Killed at the South Pole
Scott's Team Arrive at the South Pole to Find That Amundsen's Crew Have Beaten Them to It	The Agony of "The Endurance " from "Expedition to the South Pole" by Ernest Shackleton 1914-1917	Roald Amundsen the First to Reach the South Pole Did So	Man of New Zealand Journey Round the World to the South Pole by Captain James Cook
Lt. Evans Surveying with the 4 Inch Theodolite to Locate the South Pole Scott's Last Expedition	South Bank	South Park	South Beach