South America is the closest continent to Antarctica and the South Pole.africa
South America is the nearest continent to the South Pole.Another AnswerHowever, the South Pole is located on a continent -- Antarctica.
south America is closer
South America is closer to the equator
South America is closer to the equator
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Africa is closer to the South Pole than Asia is.
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 south pole is a point ON Antarctica. You can't get any closer than that.Outside of Antarctica, the continent with territory closest to the south poleis South America.
The south pole is a point ON the continent of Antarctica. You can't get any closer than that.
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