The point, or the area?

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The South Pole is much colder than the North Pole. The annual mean temperature at the South Pole is minus-58 degrees Fahrenheit, but the annual mean temperature on the North Pole is 0 degrees Fahrenheit.


This is different from what I know from other information. So here is the The annual mean temperature refers to the temperature exactly at the point, not the whole South Pole?

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There are more mammals in the North Pole compared to the meager mammal fauna in the South.

Could I change it like this:There are more mammals in the North Pole than that in the South?