South Pole

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

Magnetic South Pole

The Magnetic South Pole is the point nearest the Geographic South Pole where the field lines of Earth's magnetic field point directly into the ground. It does not coincide with the Geomagnetic South Pole.

Related Topics:
Field line - Earth's magnetic field

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On 16 January, 1909 three men (Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David, and Alistair Mackay) from an expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton found the Magnetic South Pole http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/About_Antarctica/FAQs/faq_05.html.

Related Topics:
16 January - 1909 - Douglas Mawson - Edgeworth David - Alistair Mackay - Sir Ernest Shackleton

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