South_pole_(disambiguation)

South Pole may refer to:

Terrestrial, celestial and planetary South Poles

• South Pole (also known as the "Geographic South Pole" or "Terrestrial South Pole") – the southernmost point on Earth.
• South Magnetic Pole – the shifting point on the Earth\'s surface where the Earth\'s magnetic field points directly upwards.
• Southern Pole of Inaccessibility – the point in Antarctica furthest from the sea.
• Ceremonial South Pole – see under South Pole.
• South Celestial Pole – an imaginary point in the southern sky towards which the Earth\'s axis of rotation points.
• For information about South Poles on other planets and Solar System bodies, see Poles of astronomical bodies.

Physics

• Originally by analogy with the earth\'s magnetic field, the terms "north pole" and "south pole" are also applied to magnets in general, in order to distinguish one "end" of the magnet from the other. For this use see under Magnet and Magnetism.

Other

• South Pole (Clothing), a clothing company.

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