South Pole

Summary

South Pole is a geographical pole^[1]. It draws 1,212 Wikipedia views per month (geographical_pole category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Pole is credited with the discovery of Roald Amundsen^[3].
• South Pole is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[4].
• South Pole's image is recorded as Geographic Southpole crop.jpg^[5].
• South Pole's continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6].
• South Pole's instance of is recorded as geographical pole^[7].
• south is named after South Pole^[8].
• South Pole's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315128179^[9].
• South Pole's GND ID is recorded as 4527930-5^[10].
• South Pole's locator map image is recorded as Pole-south.gif^[11].
• South Pole's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85125597^[12].
• South Pole's part of is recorded as Earth's poles^[13].
• South Pole's Commons category is recorded as South Pole^[14].
• South Pole's located in time zone is recorded as Antarctica/South_Pole^[15].
• South Pole's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q58635 (pan)-Gaurav Jhammat-ਦੱਖਣੀ ਧਰੁਵ.wav^[16].
• South Pole's said to be the same as is recorded as Geographic South Pole^[17].
• South Pole's opposite of is recorded as North Pole^[18].
• South Pole's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 31148^[19].
• South Pole's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1911-12-14T00:00:00Z^[20].
• South Pole's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -90, 'lon': 0}^[21].
• South Pole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/072_m^[22].
• South Pole's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge138750^[23].
• South Pole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:South Pole^[24].
• South Pole's Commons gallery is recorded as South Pole^[25].
• South Pole's page banner is recorded as South Pole-banner2.jpg^[26].
• South Pole's PSH ID is recorded as 4239^[27].

Body

Geography

South Pole is located in Antarctic Treaty area^[4]. Its continent is recorded as Antarctica^[6]. Its part of is recorded as Earth's poles^[13].

Climate and Environment

South Pole's Köppen climate classification is recorded as ice cap climate^[28].

Designation and Status

South Pole's instance of is recorded as geographical pole^[7].

History and Context

south is named after South Pole^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for South Pole include South Pole Wall^[29], a galaxy filament^[30]; South Pole Telescope^[31], a Gregorian telescope^[32]; and Polheim^[33], an Antarctic field camp^[34], founded in 1911^[35].

Why It Matters

South Pole draws 1,212 Wikipedia views per month (geographical_pole category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include South Pole Wall^[29], a galaxy filament^[30]; South Pole Telescope^[31], a Gregorian telescope^[32]; and Polheim^[33], an Antarctic field camp^[34], founded in 1911^[35].