Antarctic
- noun
- /ænˈtɑrk.tɪk/
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región antártica
- Wildlife thrives in the Antarctic, including various species of penguins and seals.
You let me parachute you into the Antarctic, you're cured, right?
- You let me parachute you into the Antarctic, you're cured, right?
- I've explored the Antarctic, I've scuba dived, you know, on icebergs and down there.
- So like the conspiracy that the Antarctic that indeed that the ice wall.
Examples
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He was the first man to traverse the Antarctic alone.
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We also have probably the smallest amount of sea ice in the Antarctic we've ever recorded this year.
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The Antarctic Bottom Water is that cool cold water mass in fact formed at the bottom of the ocean.
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Just step foot on our first Antarctic rocks on Robert Island.
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And he wanted to be the first person to travel by land over the Antarctic continent.
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So for instance, the West Antarctic ice sheet melts really, really quickly.
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Only within the former Arctic and Antarctic circles was life tolerable.
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Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have identified signs of healing of the Antarctic ozone layer.
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I've explored the Antarctic, I've scuba dived, you know, on icebergs and down there.
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Antarctic waters are crucial for regulating global climate patterns.
Synonyms
An area around the South Pole that includes Antarctica and the nearby ocean
Area around the South Pole inside the Antarctic Circle that includes Antarctica and nearby seas
Compounds
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A long narrow piece of land in Antarctica that reaches north toward South America
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An imaginary line about 66 degrees south that marks the start of the area near the South Pole
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Morphology
Etymology
Antarctic comes from Greek parts anti- 'opposite' and arctic 'bear', because Arctic was named after a star group called the 'Bear' that points north. So Antarctic is the area opposite the Arctic, the region around the South Pole.