10 Facts About South Pole

1. The South Pole was reached first by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911.

2. The North Pole will sit where the South Pole now sits and vice versa.

3. The North South Pole is a few feet from sea level in the middle of an ocean.

4. The South Pole is colder than the North Pole primarly because of the elevation difference and for being in the middle of a continent.

5. The South Pole has low temperatures and humidity and high elevation, making it an outstanding place to study astronomy and astrophysics.

6. The North South Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, while the South Pole is on a stable piece of land.

7. The South Pole is close to the coldest place on Earth.

8. The South Pole is located on Antarctica, one of the Earth's seven continents.

9. The South Pole is colder than the North Pole because of the elevation difference.

10. The South Pole is at the center of the Southern Hemisphere.