The most southern edge of mainland Australia is closer to the south pole than the most southern tip of Africa.Additionally, the southern most tip of New Zealand is a bit closer than that and the tip of South America is the closest. See the link below.
The southern tip of Africa, Cape Agulhas, is closer to the South Pole than the southernmost edge of mainland Australia, South Point in Wilsons Promontory National Park. Cape Agulhas is located at approximately 34.8 degrees south latitude, while South Point is situated at around 39.1 degrees south latitude. This means that Cape Agulhas is closer to the South Pole by about 4.3 degrees of latitude.
The southernmost point on the South American mainland is about 1,317 miles closer to the south pole than the southernmost point of Africa is.
The southern tip of South America is closer to Antarctica and the South Pole than Australia.
Africa's southern tip is closer.
South Africa is closer to the South Pole. Spain is in Europe, in the Northern Hemisphere, about twice as far away.
South Africa as it is on the southern most tip of Africa and south of the equator. China and India are both part of Asia which for the most part and the mainland is north of the equator although it is closer to the equator than South Africa.
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Poorly worded question! The southern tip of Africa is the closest to the South Pole, located at Cape Aguhlus
People living in South America would be closer to the South Pole.