True South Pole

  • True (1/1/14) marker
        • 2014 pole marker
          • 2014 True South Pole Marker

            Finding the pole on my own

            Since our group had a lot of technical folks we wanted to find the pole on our own.  GPS is the most obvious, although not the most precise tool.  I brought a hand held GPS that at one point did register exactly 90 00 00; however, I was not able to get a good picture nor was I able to reproduce the display (many others have pictures of me crouching and asked if I lost something).

            So here is the answer from my iPhone 5.  Not exactly 90 00 00, but the true south pole is within the accuracy of the measurement.

            • iPhone showing 2.5 feet from pole (with 15 foot error)
            • Group at true south pole