South America is the nearest continent to the South Pole.
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However, the South Pole is located on a continent -- Antarctica.
Africa is closer to the South Pole than Asia is.
Antarctica
The south pole is a point ON the continent of Antarctica. You can't get any closer than that.
South America is the closest continent to Antarctica and the South Pole.africa
Australia is closer (South America is closest of all). Also, note that Australia is not a continent. This means the closest continent to the South Pole is South America.
Closest to the south pole of asia is Austraila.
Parts of Australia are closer to the south pole than any part of Africa is.
The south pole is a point ON Antarctica. You can't get any closer than that.Outside of Antarctica, the continent with territory closest to the south poleis South America.
Australia
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude and is located on the continent of Antarctica. Apart from Antarctica, the nearest continent to the South Pole would be South America.
Australia is closer to the South Pole than Africa, but Australia is not a continent. Of all the continents, South America is closest to the South Pole (Antarctica), and about 1000 km (621 miles) from it.Australia is, but South America is even closer.
The South pole is on the continent of Antarctica.