Antarctic
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- adjective
- /ænˈtɑrk.tɪk/
- The only place tourists go is the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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.
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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
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Near the South Pole on Earth
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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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'.