The South Pole is the southern end of Earth's axis. The axis is an imaginary line through the center of Earth around which the planet rotates. The South Pole is located in Antarctica. One hundred years ago today the South Pole was reached by a party of Norwegian explorers under the command of Roald Amundsen. Antarctica holds most of the world's fresh water. ... Antarctica is a desert. ... Antarctica used to be as warm as Melbourne. ... The Antarctic Peninsula is one of the most rapidly warming areas on Earth. ... There is no Antarctic time zone. ... Every way is north! ... Antarctica has active volcanoes.