Vinson Massif is located at 78.6341° S and the South Pole is located at 90° S. Calculated in a straight line, the distance is 784.2471 miles between those two points.
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∙ 8y agoVinson Massif is located about 1,200 kilometers (746 miles) from the South Pole in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica.
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∙ 14y agoThe Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, located about 1,200 km (750 mi) from the South Pole.
Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, lying in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, which stand above the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Lima, Peru is about 5,386 miles north of the South Pole.
The scientists and workers studying the health of planet Earth at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station live closest to the South Pole -- on a temporary basis.
The southern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in Antarctica.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
The closest "city" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Punta Arenas in Chile. The closest "town" to the South Pole (Antarctica) would be Ushuaia in Argentina.
Antarctica - near the South Pole
Vinson Massif is the highest mountain of Antarctica, lying in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains, which stand above the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The continent nearest to the south pole is Antarctica.In fact the south pole isON Antarctica. The next nearest continent is South America, and the one afterthat is Australia.
Lima, Peru is about 5,386 miles north of the South Pole.
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No, it is closer.
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well if you look at the equator it is closer to the equator then the south pole
The scientists and workers studying the health of planet Earth at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Research Station live closest to the South Pole -- on a temporary basis.
The southern end of the earth's axis of rotation, a point in Antarctica.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below.
The Earth's magnetic field causes the North Pole of a magnetic compass to point towards the geographic North Pole and the South Pole of the compass to point towards the geographic South Pole. This alignment occurs due to the magnetic forces acting on the compass needle based on its orientation and the Earth's magnetic field.