9 Facts About The South Pole

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. The South Pole's started on the 19th November 2006 and finished on the 28 December 2006.

8. The South Pole's made the journey in 39 days 9hrs 33mins.

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