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.
Australia
Australia is closer to the south pole than Africa because... well I just know that it's closer... ;)
Africa is closer to the North Pole than Australia.
A community on the southern tip of south America is closer to the south pole.
The southern tip of Africa is closer than the mainland of Australia.
Antarctica is. The South Pole is in Antarctica, but you would reach the edge of Antarctica before reaching the South Pole, if coming from the North Pole.
The country of Australia is closer to the South Pole than are any of the 54 countries on the continent of Africa.
mainland australia is closer to the south pole
The wallaby of southern Australia.
Cape Horn is on the southern tip of Chile, South America. Cape of Good Hope is on the southern tip of South Africa.
Antarctica is the only continent completely in the southern hemisphere that doesn't touch the Tropic of Capricorn. Oceania is also completely in the southern hemisphere, but it does reach the Tropic of Capricorn, although parts of it are just in the southern hemisphere. Antarctica is the only continent that reaches the Antarctic Circle, and the South Pole is part of Antarctica, but yet Antarctica is so big that it even goes out of the Antarctic Circle which means Northern Sweden is closer to the North Pole than Northern Antarctica is the South Pole.
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africa
Mainland Australia is closer than Africa to the South Pole by about 296 miles. The southern tip of Africa is at 34°51'19" south latitude, while mainland Australia reaches to 39°08'09" south latitude.
Southern edge Australia
The wallaby of southern Australia.
Africa's southern tip is closer.
Australia wins this bout. New Zealand is closer, and South America takes the prize over all of 'em.
The Wallaby
The southern tip of South America is closer to Antarctica and the South Pole than Australia.
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 most tip of South America is the nearest major land mass to Antarctica.
australia
It is Wallaby of Southern Australia. The closest distance from Australia, home of wallabies, to Antarctica is approximately 3200 kilometers (2000 miles). The closest distance from Africa, the home of Cape Buffaloes, to Antarctica is 4000 km (2500 miles).
Australia