WHAT IS THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN THE WORLD CALLED?

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WHAT IS THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN THE WORLD CALLED?

Answer 1

hmm. Most people say the south pole, but you need to factor in the fact that the earth rotates on a tilt of about 22 to 25 degrees.  I would argue the south pole is the geographic southern most point in the earth but not if you were looking at it as if it were a globe.

Here's what wiki says:

For most purposes, the Geographic South Pole is defined as the southern point of the two points where the earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface (the other being the Geographic North Pole). However, the earth's axis of rotation is actually subject to very small 'wobbles', so this definition is not adequate for very precise work; see Geographic North Pole for further information.

The coordinates of the South Pole are usually given simply as 90°S, since its longitude is geometrically undefined and irrelevant. When a longitude is desired, it may be given as 0°W. The Geographic South Pole is located on the continent of Antarctica (although this has not been the case for all of Earth's history because of continental drift). It sits atop a featureless, windswept, icy plateau at an altitude of 2,835 meters (9,306 ft), about 800 miles (1,300 km) from the nearest sea at McMurdo Sound. The ice is estimated to be about 2,700 meters (9,000 ft) thick at the Pole, so the land surface under the ice sheet is actually near sea level.[1] At the South Pole all directions face North.

Answer 2

Is this a trick question?  

Answer 3

not sure  

Answer 4

The south pole *ahem*

Answer 5

its the north pole

Answer 6

*Ahem* South Pole.  

Answer 7

South Pole

Answer 8

the south pole... antarctica