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The geographic South Pole is located at 90 degrees south latitude.
The geographic South Pole is located at 90 degrees south latitude. The station accommodates up to 250 people during the austral summer. Temperatures there average minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit year-round.
Credit: Dwight Bohnet, National Science Foundation
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