Six months earlier, in October 1999, Jerri had made headlines for being the object of a daring airlift rescue at the South Pole.
It follows on from his work with Walking With The Wounded which ast year saw him walk to the South Pole.
Six months later, Jerri was still stuck at the South Pole and, despite rounds of chemo, her tumor was growing rapidly.
The groups eventually banded together and reached the South Pole on December 13, 2013.
The British squad landed at Heathrow shortly before 10am local time today after completing a remarkable trek to the South Pole.
“You might fit out a ship or two and try exploring round the South Pole,” Bob said.
All planets possess a North and South Pole the same as the sun.
The north pole of the stone will seek approximately the direction of the South Pole of the earth, etc.
But as to starting immediately for the South Pole, I do not think we can do so.
Our flight-orbit, if held, would carry us with a swing some ten thousand miles above the South Pole of the Moon.
| South Pole The southern end of the Earth's axis of rotation, located at 90° south latitude at a point in Antarctica. See more at axis. |
magnetic pole
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The spot on the Earth toward which a compass needle will point.
Note: The north magnetic pole is not located exactly at the geographic North Pole. Therefore, depending on where a compass is, its needle may not point exactly north.
Note: The variation between magnetic north and “true” north is usually shown on navigation maps as the “angle of declination.”
