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South Pole
Located in the southernmost portion of the Earth, South Pole is on the opposite side of the North Pole. Situated on the Antarctic continent, it is one of the points where the Earth’s surface intersects with its axis of rotation.
924 Questions
Is the north or south pole at the top of the globe?
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles.
Which continent touch the south pole?
Antarctica is the continent that directly touches the South Pole. It encompasses the southernmost point on Earth and is home to the geographic South Pole which lies within its borders.
What continent lies at the South Pole?
The South Pole is a point on the polar plateau of the continent of Antarctica.
The South Pole is located on the Antarctic Continent.
What is the imaginary line that goes from pole to pole through the interior of the earth?
The imaginary line that goes from pole to pole through the interior of the Earth is called the Earth's axis. It is an imaginary line around which the Earth rotates, and it is inclined at an angle of approximately 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
Who was the first person to reach both the South and North Poles?
Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole by foot, but he only flew over the North Pole. In the strictest meaning of attaining a Pole, this does not really count.
We have to come a long way forward to find someone who reached both Poles by foot, to the Transglobe Expedition of 1979/82, when Ranulph Fiennes and Charlie Burton became the first persons to achieve both poles by foot. They reached the South Pole on December 17th 1980, and the North Pole on April 11th 1982.
Which bird flies annually from pole to pole?
The Arctic Tern holds the record for the longest migration, annually flying from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back. This remarkable bird travels around 44,000 miles each year, taking advantage of the long daylight hours in both polar regions to maximize feeding opportunities.
Which continent is found at one of the poles?
Antarctica is the location for the South Pole. There is no continent, only sea water, under the North Pole.
What is under the Antarctic ice?
Under the Antarctic ice, there is a diverse landscape of mountains, valleys, lakes, rivers, and even active volcanoes. In addition to the geology, there is also a rich ecosystem of unique and adapted organisms that thrive in the extreme cold and darkness of this environment. Additionally, there are research stations and scientific facilities that study the continent and its surrounding waters.
The second group of explores to reach the south pole was led by Robert?
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored the South Pole at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen got there first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Lines running between the two poles are called as?
The lines running between the two poles are called meridians. These meridians are used in geographic coordinate systems to measure longitude and determine the angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude).
Six months of darkness at the South Pole ends when?
Sunrise at the South Pole is on about the 21st of September every year. Sunset is on about the 22nd of March the following year. The reverse is the case at the North Pole. So a polar day is about 6 months and a polar night is also about 6 months.
Saang kontinente kabilang ang south pole?
Ang South Pole ay matatagpuan sa kontinente ng Antarctica. Ito ang pinakatimog na bahagi ng mundo na kadalasang tinatawag na "likas yelo."
Who planted the first flag in the south pole?
Answer One
The Indian flag was raised at the North Pole on April 8th 2008 by an Indian Navy expedition, comprising of Commander Satyabrata Dam, Lt Avinash Khajuria, Surgeon Lt Ajay Sharma, MCERA 1 Raj Kumar, POMA Rakesh Kumar, POMA Vikas Kumar, LME R Pandey, SEA 1 B Singh, Sea 1 Manoj Vats, MA 1 Sonam Tamchos. (ANI).
Answer Two
The Indian national flag was raised for the first time at the North Pole on April 23 1985 by Dr. Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan. (Dr. Van). He was given the flag by the Indian Consulate in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Please visit http://www.stargate4173.com/Polar/PolarJournals/images/pole010.HTML for a photograph of all expedition members and you can see the flag. Dr. Van is a psychiatrist and had visited Antarctica in January 1985 and had visited all continents by then. He has visited all but six countries of the 194 countries by now. Dr. Van has presented about his travels to Indian associations in US and also in India. His feat was reported in India Tribune, India Reporter among other newspapers.
Explanation of Answer One
Yes, by flying to the North Pole, which in the strictest sense of attaining a pole, does not count. The Indian Navy expedition did it over the ice on foot. That is why I did not give Dr Srinivasaraghavans acheivement in the above answer, and why the Indian Navy expedition is in the record books as the first Indians to raise the Indian Flag at the North Pole.
Answerer Two Opinion
If the question is who achieved the north pole on foot, I would agree and I am not trying to minimise the achievement of the Indian Navy team. However, if the question is who planted the Indian flag for the first time at the North Pole, the answer has to be Dr. Srinivasaraghavan's achievement in 1985. If the question is rephrased as to who is the first person of Indian origin to reach the North Pole, the answer may be Bezal Jesudason (1941-1995). Bezal lived in Resolute Bay on Cornwallis island of Canada and along with his wife Terry ran a company making all logistic arrangements to go the North Pole. Bezal started the company in 1979 and might have gone to the north pole by 1975 or 1976. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973.
By March 2012, Dr. Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan (Dr. Van) has visited all 195 countries including the newest country South Sudan and Libya was his last to visit. He also visited South Pole on December 13-16 2011 for the Centenary celebration of Amundsen reaching the South Pole on December 14 1911. Of the 321 places listed as countries on the Travelers Century Club (www.travelerscenturyclub.org) Dr. Van visited his 300th by visiting Robinson Crusoe Island belonging to Chile in the Pacific in March 2012.
How far are the north and south poles away from the equator?
In latitude, each pole is 90° from the equator.
The surface distance from a pole to the equator is 1/4 of the polar circumference of the Earth (40,007.86 kilometers or 24,859.73 miles). So the distance from the equator to either pole is approximately 10,001.96 kilometers or 6,214.93 miles. This was the original basis for the definition of the meter.
What percent of Antarctica isn't covered in ice?
Approximately 0.32% of Antarctica is not covered in ice, primarily made up of rock outcrops, mountain peaks, and small patches of bare ground. The vast majority of Antarctica is covered by ice, with some areas exceeding 2 miles thick.
What is the latitude of the poles?
The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 degrees south.
How long after the first person the south pole did the second person arrive?
Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott both explored Antarctica at the same time in 1911. Amundsen was aware of Scott's objective, but Scott was not aware that Amundsen was right behind him. Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first on 14th of December, 1911. Amundsen reported that he saw no sign of Scott. Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition was found dead by a relief party two years later in 1913.
Which holds more ice the North pole or the South Pole?
The South Pole, Antarctica, holds far more ice than the Arctic. Arctic ice floats on the ocean and is no more than one metre thick. Antarctic ice is a maximum of 4.7 kilometres deep at Terre Adélie.
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How might life on earth be affected is the earth had a weaker magnetic field?
we would die.
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No, that's not neccesarily true, we would have to go deep underground to avoid solar flares. Basically the earth's big "magnet" as we call it, produces a magnetic field that protects us from the sun's solar flares. So if we stay on the surface we would surely die as the last user has said.
-hope this helps
we would die is more simple!!!
Correction again:
We would die unless we all had shovels.
What is a list of the three main American stations located on antarctica?
The three main American research stations in Antarctica are McMurdo Station, Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, and Palmer Station. Each station serves different research purposes and is managed by different U.S. government agencies.
Are seals in the North or South Pole?
Seals are native to Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Seals are also found within the Arctic Circle, quite possibly in the waters of the North Pole. They are the main food of polar bears, which live in the Arctic Circle (near, but not on, the North Pole).
When was this claim determined and what was the agreement called?
The claim was determined in 1981, and the agreement was called the Algiers Accords.
