Phrase guide

south pole

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌsaʊθ ˈpəʊl/
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  • US: /ˌsaʊθ ˈpoʊl/
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name

Meaning 1

The Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole; the point which south is oriented towards, and therefore the southernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of -90°).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Meaning 2

The Magnetic South Pole of Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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name

Meaning 3

The Geomagnetic South Pole of Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 5

The negative pole of a magnetic dipole that seeks geographic south.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: electrical-engineering, electromagnetism, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of South Pole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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7

noun

Meaning 7

the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pole

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

116 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Suidpool — southernmost point on Earth
  • Albanian: Poli i Jugut — southernmost point on Earth
  • Amharic: ደቡብ ዋልታ (däbub walta) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Arabic: اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Armenian: Հարավային բեւեռ (Haravayin beweṙ) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Azerbaijani: cənub qütbü — southernmost point on Earth
  • Basque: hegoburua — southernmost point on Earth
  • Belarusian: Паўднё́вы по́люс (Pawdnjóvy póljus) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Bengali: দক্ষিণ মেরু (dokkhin meru) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Breton: pennahel ar Su — southernmost point on Earth
  • Bulgarian: Ю́жен по́люс (Júžen póljus) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Burmese: တောင်ဝင်ရိုးစွန်း (taung-wang-rui:cwan:) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Catalan: pol Sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南極 /南极 (Nánjí) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Czech: jižní pól — southernmost point on Earth
  • Danish: sydpolen — southernmost point on Earth
  • Dutch: Zuidpool — southernmost point on Earth
  • Esperanto: Suda poluso — southernmost point on Earth
  • Estonian: lõunapoolus — southernmost point on Earth
  • Finnish: etelänapa — southernmost point on Earth
  • French: pôle Sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • West-Frisian: Súdpoal — southernmost point on Earth
  • Galician: Polo Sur — southernmost point on Earth
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი პოლუსი (samxreti ṗolusi) — southernmost point on Earth
  • German: Südpol — southernmost point on Earth
  • Greek: Νότιος Πόλος (Nótios Pólos) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Hawaiian: Wēlau Hema — southernmost point on Earth
  • Hebrew: הקוטב הדרומי (hákotev hadromí) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Hindi: दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Hungarian: Déli-sark — southernmost point on Earth
  • Icelandic: suðurheimskaut — southernmost point on Earth
  • Icelandic: suðurskaut — southernmost point on Earth
  • Icelandic: suðurpóll — southernmost point on Earth
  • Indonesian: Kutub Selatan — southernmost point on Earth
  • Interlingua: polo sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • Irish: Pol Theas — southernmost point on Earth
  • Irish: Mol Theas — southernmost point on Earth
  • Italian: polo sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • Japanese: 南極 (nankyoku) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Kazakh: Оңтүстік полюс (Oñtüstık polüs) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Khmer: ប៉ូលទិសខាងត្បូង (poul-tɨhkhaangtboung) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Korean: 남극 (namgeuk) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Latvian: Dienvidpols — southernmost point on Earth
  • Lithuanian: Pietų ašigalis — southernmost point on Earth
  • Macedonian: Јужен пол (Južen pol) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Malay: Kutub Janubi — southernmost point on Earth
  • Malay: Kutub Selatan — southernmost point on Earth
  • Malayalam: ദക്ഷിണധ്രുവം (dakṣiṇadhruvaṁ) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Manx: Ard y Jiass — southernmost point on Earth
  • Marathi: दक्षिण ध्रुव (dakṣiṇ dhruv) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Nepali: दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sydpolen — southernmost point on Earth
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sørpolen — southernmost point on Earth
  • Occitan: pòl Sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • Persian: قطب جنوب (qotb jonub) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Polish: biegun południowy — southernmost point on Earth
  • Portuguese: Polo Sul — southernmost point on Earth
  • Punjabi: ਦੱਖਣੀ ਧਰੁਵ (dakkhaṇī dharuv) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Romanian: Polul Sud — southernmost point on Earth
  • Russian: Ю́жный по́люс (Júžnyj póljus) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Scottish Gaelic: Pòla a Deas — southernmost point on Earth
  • Serbo-Croatian: Јужни пол — southernmost point on Earth
  • Serbo-Croatian: Južni pol — southernmost point on Earth
  • Slovak: južný pól — southernmost point on Earth
  • Slovene: Južni tečaj — southernmost point on Earth
  • Slovene: Južni pol — southernmost point on Earth
  • Somali: Cirifka Koonfur — southernmost point on Earth
  • Spanish: polo Sur — southernmost point on Earth
  • Swedish: sydpolen — southernmost point on Earth
  • Tagalog: timugang taluktok — southernmost point on Earth
  • Tamil: தென் துருவம் (teṉ turuvam) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Telugu: దక్షిణం ధ్రువం (dakṣiṇaṁ dhruvaṁ) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Thai: ขั้วโลกใต้ (kûua-lôok-dtâai) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Turkish: Güney Kutbu — southernmost point on Earth
  • Ukrainian: Півде́нний по́люс (Pivdénnyj póljus) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Uyghur: جەنۇبىي قۇتۇپ (jenubiy qutup) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Vietnamese: Nam Cực — southernmost point on Earth
  • Welsh: Pegwn y De — southernmost point on Earth
  • Yiddish: דרום פּאָלוס (dorem polus) — southernmost point on Earth
  • Arabic: اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南極 /南极 (Nánjí) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 南極點 /南极点 (Nánjídiǎn) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Dutch: zuidpool — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Finnish: etelänapa — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • French: pôle Sud — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი პოლუსი (samxreti ṗolusi) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • German: Südpol — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Hindi: दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Japanese: 南極 (nankyoku) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Japanese: 南極点 (nankyokuten) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Korean: 남극 (namgeuk) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Korean: 남극점 (namgeukjeom) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Malay: kutub selatan — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Māori: pito tonga — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Māori: pito ki te tonga — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Persian: قطب جنوب (qotb-e jonub) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Polish: biegun południowy — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Portuguese: polo sul — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Russian: ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Swedish: sydpol — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Tagalog: timugang taluktok — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Telugu: దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Urdu: قطب جنوبی (qutab janūbī) — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Vietnamese: nam cực — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Volapük: sulüdapov — the southernmost point on a celestial body
  • Dutch: zuidpool — negative magnetic pole
  • Finnish: etelänapa — negative magnetic pole
  • French: pôle sud — negative magnetic pole
  • German: Südpol — negative magnetic pole
  • Japanese: S極 (esu-kyoku) — negative magnetic pole
  • Korean: S극 (eseugeuk) — negative magnetic pole
  • Portuguese: polo sul — negative magnetic pole
  • Russian: ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus) — negative magnetic pole
  • Swedish: sydpol — negative magnetic pole
  • Tagalog: timugang balniing taluktok — negative magnetic pole
  • Telugu: దక్షిణ దృవం (dakṣiṇa dr̥vaṁ) — negative magnetic pole