The three continents closest to Antarctica are South America, Australia, and Africa. South America is the closest, with the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula being only about 1,000 kilometers away from the southernmost point of South America. Australia is next, with the closest point being around 2,200 kilometers away from Antarctica. Africa is the third closest continent to Antarctica, with the closest point being approximately 4,000 kilometers away.
south America is the closest continent to Antarctica followed by Australia then Africa
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The closest city is Cape Town and the country is South Africa
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The closest land to Antarctica -- where you'll find the South Pole -- is the tip of South America, Argentina and Chile. Ushuaia, Argentina may be the 'inhabited place' closest to the South Pole It is 2,440 miles north of the South Pole.
The shortest distance from South America to Africa is from Ilha da Rata, Brazil to Brava, Cape Verde.
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.
The closest countries to Antarctica are Australia, South Africa, New Zealand with Argentina and Chile being the closest.
Africa is a big place. Different points in Africa are different distances from the south pole. The most southern point in Africa in in South Africa, and is the closest to the south pole. That's about 3,815 miles.