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Antarctic Scientists Have Just Moved The South Pole – Literally

Scientists at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station move the ceremonial marker annually due to ice flowing about 10 meters each year on the Antarctic continent.

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New year, new pole.

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Antarctic Scientists Have Just Moved The South Pole – Literally

New year, new pole.

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Why the South Pole Is Moved Every New Year – with Bagpipe and Mascot

The crew of the Amundsen-Scott research station in Antarctica welcomed the new year with a traditional ceremony and moved the marking for the geographic South Pole

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Scientists Moved the South Pole: Why It Changes Position Every Year

As humanity welcomed 2026, scientists in Antarctica did something that seems almost impossible: they moved the South Pole.

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The South Pole Just Moved. Here’s Why

Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is why

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Scientific American broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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