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both Canada & Russia claim to actually touch the north pole

but their territorial claims on the polar ice cap & sea bed are not generally recognized

the closest undisputed territory to the pole is an island off the north coast of Greenland

which belongs to Denmark

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Near the South Pole, you would find Antarctica, which is a continent surrounded by the Southern Ocean. The closest countries to the South Pole are South American countries like Chile and Argentina, which have territories in proximity to Antarctica.

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Chile is the closest country to Antarctica.

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Chile, at the southern most tip of South America comes closest to the South Pole.

And Puerto Toro, Chile , is the closest town to the South Pole.

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The state of Hawaii is logistically the closest US state to Antarctica.

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Every country on earth is north of Antarctica.

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Chile and Argentina are the closest countries to the South Pole, more than 2,500 miles north of it.

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believe it or not it is chile.

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