suðurpólnum

The South Pole, also known as the geographic South Pole, is the southernmost point on Earth. It is one of the two geographic poles, the other being the geographic North Pole. At the South Pole, all directions point north. The South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica. It is marked by a stainless steel pole surrounded by a ring of inlaid markers indicating the lines of longitude and the location of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.

The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers the entire continent, is approximately 2,700 meters (9,000 feet) thick at the South Pole. The land beneath the ice is a plateau. The South Pole experiences a polar climate, with extremely cold temperatures year-round. The average annual temperature is around -49 degrees Celsius (-57 degrees Fahrenheit). Due to its location at 90 degrees South latitude, the South Pole experiences six months of continuous daylight during the austral summer and six months of continuous darkness during the austral winter.

The first confirmed surface arrival at the South Pole was by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen on December 14, 1911. He was competing with a British expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott, who arrived at the pole a month later. The Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a United States research facility, was established in 1956 and is continuously staffed. It conducts research in various fields, including astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric sciences, and glaciology. The station is located about 500 meters from the geographic South Pole.