Unique Gifts Commemorating the World's Most Spectacular Places

South Pole 2008 Pin
  • South Pole 2008 Pin
  • South Pole 2008 Pin
  • 1 1/8 inch diameter
  • Cast in fine pewter
  • Military clutch back
  • Mounted on story card
Place Name: South Pole 2008
Elevation: 9300 ft.
Coordinates: 90° South
Location: Antarctica
Each January first, the position of 90 degrees South is determined and marked with a large brass marker. And each year, day by day, the marker is carried away by the movement of the glacial ice cap. The 2008 marker features a center plaque resting on longitudinal lines that arc over the continent.