Meanings
south pole1
nounsouth pole (plural south poles)
plural south poles
- The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
- alternativeAlternative form of South Pole.
South Pole2
proper noun
- geographyThe 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°).
- geographyThe Magnetic South Pole of Earth.
- geographyThe Geomagnetic South Pole of Earth.
Synonyms & antonyms
negative magnetic pole
antonym(s) of “negative magnetic pole”
Also see
Translations
Afrikaans Suidpool
- Suidpoolsouthernmost point on Earth
Arabic اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ, اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ
- اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- اَلْقُطْب اَلْجَنُوبِيّ (al-quṭb al-janūbiyy)southernmost point on Earth
Basque hegoburua
- hegoburuasouthernmost point on Earth
Bengali দক্ষিণ মেরু
- দক্ষিণ মেরু (dokkhin meru)southernmost point on Earth
Bulgarian Ю́жен по́люс
- Ю́жен по́люс (Júžen póljus)southernmost point on Earth
Catalan pol Sud
- pol Sudsouthernmost point on Earth
Chinese Mandarin 南極 /南极, 南極點 /南极点
- 南極 /南极 (Nánjí)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- 南極點 /南极点 (Nánjídiǎn)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- 南極 /南极 (Nánjí)southernmost point on Earth
Czech jižní pól
- jižní pólsouthernmost point on Earth
Danish sydpolen
- sydpolensouthernmost point on Earth
Dutch zuidpool, zuidpool
- zuidpoolthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- zuidpoolnegative magnetic pole
- Zuidpoolsouthernmost point on Earth
Esperanto Suda poluso
- Suda polusosouthernmost point on Earth
Estonian lõunapoolus
- lõunapoolussouthernmost point on Earth
Finnish etelänapa, etelänapa
- etelänapathe southernmost point on a celestial body
- etelänapanegative magnetic pole
- etelänapasouthernmost point on Earth
French pôle Sud, pôle sud
- pôle Sudthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- pôle sudnegative magnetic pole
- pôle Sudsouthernmost point on Earth
German Südpol, Südpol
- Südpolthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- Südpolnegative magnetic pole
- Südpolsouthernmost point on Earth
Greek Νότιος Πόλος
- Νότιος Πόλος (Nótios Pólos)southernmost point on Earth
Hawaiian Wēlau Hema
- Wēlau Hemasouthernmost point on Earth
Hebrew הקוטב הדרומי
- הקוטב הדרומי (hákotev hadromí)southernmost point on Earth
Hindi दक्षिणी ध्रुव, दक्षिणी ध्रुव
- दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- दक्षिणी ध्रुव (dakṣiṇī dhruv)southernmost point on Earth
Hungarian Déli-sark
- Déli-sarksouthernmost point on Earth
Icelandic suðurheimskaut, suðurskaut
- suðurheimskautsouthernmost point on Earth
- suðurskautsouthernmost point on Earth
- suðurpóllsouthernmost point on Earth
Indonesian Kutub Selatan
- Kutub Selatansouthernmost point on Earth
Irish Pol Theas, Mol Theas
- Pol Theassouthernmost point on Earth
- Mol Theassouthernmost point on Earth
Italian polo sud
- polo sudsouthernmost point on Earth
Japanese 南極, 南極点
- 南極 (nankyoku)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- 南極点 (nankyokuten)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- S極 (esu-kyoku)negative magnetic pole
- 南極 (nankyoku)southernmost point on Earth
Korean 남극, 남극점
- 남극 (namgeuk)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- 남극점 (namgeukjeom)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- S극 (eseugeuk)negative magnetic pole
- 남극 (namgeuk)southernmost point on Earth
Latvian Dienvidpols
- Dienvidpolssouthernmost point on Earth
Lithuanian Pietų ašigalis
- Pietų ašigalissouthernmost point on Earth
Malay kutub selatan, Kutub Janubi
- kutub selatanthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- Kutub Janubisouthernmost point on Earth
- Kutub Selatansouthernmost point on Earth
Māori pito tonga, pito ki te tonga
- pito tongathe southernmost point on a celestial body
- pito ki te tongathe southernmost point on a celestial body
Norwegian Bokmål Sydpolen
- Sydpolensouthernmost point on Earth
Persian قطب جنوب, قطب جنوب
- قطب جنوب (qotb-e jonub)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- قطب جنوب (qotb jonub)southernmost point on Earth
Polish biegun południowy, biegun południowy
- biegun południowythe southernmost point on a celestial body
- biegun południowysouthernmost point on Earth
Portuguese polo sul, polo sul
- polo sulthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- polo sulnegative magnetic pole
- Polo Sulsouthernmost point on Earth
Punjabi ਦੱਖਣੀ ਧਰੁਵ
- ਦੱਖਣੀ ਧਰੁਵ (dakkhaṇī dharuv)southernmost point on Earth
Romanian Polul Sud
- Polul Sudsouthernmost point on Earth
Russian ю́жный по́люс, ю́жный по́люс
- ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus)the southernmost point on a celestial body
- ю́жный по́люс (júžnyj póljus)negative magnetic pole
- Ю́жный по́люс (Júžnyj póljus)southernmost point on Earth
Scottish Gaelic Pòla a Deas
- Pòla a Deassouthernmost point on Earth
Slovak južný pól
- južný pólsouthernmost point on Earth
Spanish polo Sur
- polo Sursouthernmost point on Earth
Swedish sydpol, sydpol
- sydpolthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- sydpolnegative magnetic pole
- sydpolensouthernmost point on Earth
Tagalog timugang taluktok, timugang balniing taluktok
- timugang taluktokthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- timugang balniing taluktoknegative magnetic pole
- timugang taluktoksouthernmost point on Earth
Tamil தென் துருவம்
- தென் துருவம் (teṉ turuvam)southernmost point on Earth
Thai ขั้วโลกใต้
- ขั้วโลกใต้ (kûua-lôok-dtâai)southernmost point on Earth
Turkish Güney Kutbu
- Güney Kutbusouthernmost point on Earth
Ukrainian Півде́нний по́люс
- Півде́нний по́люс (Pivdénnyj póljus)southernmost point on Earth
Urdu قطب جنوبی
- قطب جنوبی (qutab janūbī)the southernmost point on a celestial body
Vietnamese nam cực, Nam Cực
- nam cựcthe southernmost point on a celestial body
- Nam Cựcsouthernmost point on Earth
Welsh Pegwn y De
- Pegwn y Desouthernmost point on Earth
Yiddish דרום פּאָלוס
- דרום פּאָלוס (dorem polus)southernmost point on Earth
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APA
south pole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south%20pole
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“south pole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south%20pole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “south pole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south%20pole.
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