Approx. how many miles is it from London, England to the South pole?

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Answer 1

O.K., this is part from below website and part from my atlas, so only approximate: from London to Cape Town, South Africa= 5,985.6 miles.
http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/calculate-distance.html ,

and just looking at a map, I would maybe guess adding on another APPROX. 3,000 miles, for a total of APPROX.
8,985 miles.
http://go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/world.htm

Answer 2

London is about 56 deg N laditude. Since each degree difference in laditude is appx 69 miles, its distance to the south pole is (56+90)*69 miles. The 90 degrees is, of course, the laditude difference between the equator and the South Pole.