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South Pole

True south is the direction towards the southern end of the axis about which the earth rotates, called the South Pole. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. Magnetic south is the direction towards the south magnetic pole, some distance away from the south geographic pole.

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Famous quotes containing the words south and/or pole:

    “The white gulls south of Victoria
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    When anyone hears the Catbird
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    —Gary Snyder (b. 1930)

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