America runs the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Base.
New Zealands Scott Base on Ross Island is 1,370.64 kilometres, (851.676 miles) from the Geographical South Pole.
Hut Point is about 750 miles north of the South Pole.
Captain Scott left his dogs at the base station, and did not employ them in his trek to the South Pole.
The base elevation of the South Pole station is about 9,300 feet above sea level.
Captain Scott and his companions left their base on 1 November 1911 and trekked to the South Pole.
The South Pole does not have a nickname. It is located on the Antarctic continent. A nickname used for the Antarctic is "South". The US base, McMurdo, is nicknamed "Mactown".
To travel to the South Pole, one can typically fly to a base camp in Antarctica and then take a specialized flight or expedition to reach the actual South Pole. It is important to plan ahead and be prepared for extreme weather conditions and remote locations.
It takes about 12,450.5 miles from the north pole to the south pole or south pole to north pole.
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This is the US base, Amundsen-Scott station.Read more, below.
The Amundsen-Scott Base.
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