South Pole
The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 12,430 miles (20,004 km) in all directions.
The race back to the moon is heating up, and in August India took the lead, becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft near the prized South Pole. Water ice in this area makes it a prime candidate for human presence — but India will soon have competition from China and several private companies.