Here is the south pole know as Antarctica.The north pole is at the top of the world the south pole is at the bottem of the world. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world.The south pole ( Antarctica ) is in the Southern Hemisphere. The South Pole is a desert it's hard to believe but it is true !!! And the South pole is the coldest , driest and windest continent in the world.
TYPE FREQUENCY ice shelf (floaling ice frount ) 44% ice wall ( resting on ground ) 38% ice steam ( ice frount or ice wall ) 13% rock 5% TOTAL
Most of Antarctica is about 2,800 meters above sea level. In some spots of Antarctica the ice is piled more then 4,000 meters high, but in most places the ice is 2,000 meters deep.Antarctica is 5,100,000 miles in size, larger than the U.S.A and Mexico combined! The huge continent is surrounded by water and in the winter it triples its size because the sea turns to ice.