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  1. Geographic Poles

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    The South Geographic Pole (Antarctica)
    The South Geographic Pole rests upon the vast Antarctic continental landmass, specifically on the high-altitude East Antarctic Ice Sheet. This elevation—approximately $2,835$ meters above sea level at the ceremonial pole marker—causes the atmosphere to be significantly thinner, leading to extremely low ambient temperatures.
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  2. South Pole

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    The South Geographic Pole (often abbreviated as the South Pole), is the southernmost point on the surface of Earth, defined as the point where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the surface in the Southern Hemisphere. It is not fixed relative to the solid Earth due to polar wander, but is defined conventionally relative to the geographic datum established in the …