Drake Passage -- the wildest water on earth -- according to Wikipedia is about 1,200 Km wide between Ushuaia, Argentina to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The city closest to the South Pole is Punta Arenas in Chile, located approximately 900 miles away. It serves as a gateway for tourists and scientists traveling to Antarctica.
The two countries closest to the South Pole are Chile and Argentina, both of which have territories that extend to Antarctica. Chile claims an area called the Chilean Antarctic Territory, while Argentina has the Argentine Antarctica region.
Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Its closest neighbors are the southern tips of South America, Africa, and Australia.
The closest countries to Antarctica are Australia, South Africa, New Zealand with Argentina and Chile being the closest.
Antarctica. It is all below everything. Including the equator, by far.
one thousand miles
1,200,528miles away
No, the two are about 600 miles from each other at their closest points. Still much too far away to be seen from one another.
15380.000 km
About 2350 miles (3780 kilometers) west of Chile
In a word, yes.
Chile and Argentina -- at the southern tip of South America -- are about 500 miles from the Antarctic Peninsula.
1 mile away
The total distance from Chile to Antarctica is 4,152 miles, or 6,682 kilometres. The total distance from New Zealand to Antarctica is 3,394 miles, or 5,461 kilometres. Therefore, New Zealand is closer to Antarctica than Chile is.
Chile is in Antarctica.
From London to Santiago, Chile it takes between 17 and 18 hours.
That depends on what "close" means to you. If your sense of 'closeness' is sufficiently sensitive, EVERY country might qualify. The country that has some territory MOST CLOSE to Antarctica but not on it, is Chile.