Antarctic
- adjective
- /ænˈtɑrk.tɪk/
- The only place tourists go is the Antarctic Peninsula.
So just make sure that it's not, you know, Antarctic cold.
- So just make sure that it's not, you know, Antarctic cold.
- And then just as we do Antarctic exploration, you put on your overcoat ski clothes.
- You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
- For those who don't know, Shackleton was the last explorer of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration.
- I know some people talk about, for example, massive curtains near Antarctic ice sheets to try and stop the collapse of regions of Antarctica.
- After my fire crew ended, I I learned about this Antarctic fellowship.
- But the, the short answer is, is there's this treaty called IEDO, which stands for the International Antarctic something, something treaty.
Examples
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You will have seen news reports about the plight of Arctic and Antarctic wildlife as the polar regions warm up.
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Once a year, during the mating season, all the male birds gather on the Antarctic beaches, and there, each selects an extraordinary pebble.
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- Antarctic weather at this time is bad...
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Morning and welcome to an Antarctic cruise ship.
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By no fault of their own, women came late to Antarctic adventure, but the different times also present new opportunities.
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Of course, all logistic activities on Antarctic land bring some environmental damage.
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Scientists emphasize that some Antarctic research addresses issues fundamental to human understanding of the global environment.
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The first cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula took place between 1959 and 1962.
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So Ernest Shackleton was the British explorer who first went across the Antarctic on foot unsupported.
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The Antarctic weather can be extremely harsh, with strong winds and freezing temperatures.
Synonyms
Near the South Pole on Earth
Compounds
A long narrow piece of land in Antarctica that reaches north toward South America
An imaginary line about 66 degrees south that marks the start of the area near the South Pole
How Cold
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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 means 'of or near the South Pole'.