The continent nearest to the south pole is Antarctica.In fact the south pole isON Antarctica. The next nearest continent is South America, and the one afterthat is Australia.
Lima, Peru is about 5,386 miles north of the South Pole.
Antarctica
No, it is closer.
Chile
well if you look at the equator it is closer to the equator then the south pole
The scientists and workers studying the health of planet Earth at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station live closest to the South Pole -- on a temporary basis.
While there is a star which is, entirely coincidentally, pretty close to the North Celestial Pole, there is no corresponding star near the South Celestial Pole.
The closest "city" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Punta Arenas in Chile. The closest "town" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Ushuaia in Argentina.
the habitat of the emperor penguin is very cold, because they live at the south pole (or at least close to it.)
No. Sigma Octans is a star close to the south pole of the sky, but it is not particularly bright.
While there is a "North Star" - Polaris - there is no "south star". There are no stars bright enough to notice that are especially close to being over the South Pole. There is a constellation, the Southern Cross, which sort-of points toward the South Pole, but that's not really close enough to navigate by.