south-polar
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- adjective
- /saʊθˈpoʊlər/
:
polar del sur
- The celestial north and south polar circles, tropics, and equator now have geographical counterparts on Earth.
- south-polar cap
Examples
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The researchers collected samples from the south-polar ice core to study climate change.
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Happy Spring Equinox for the south polar region!
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The first Martian feature you'll see is the south polar cap.
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As you gaze at Mars this summer, the first thing you'll see is its bright white south polar cap.
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Only the Notothenioidae adapted to the hostile conditions of Antarctica's south polar position.
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Summer starts in Mars's southern hemisphere in mid-August, so the south polar cap will wane rapidly.
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Through a telescope, Mars' 5-diameter disk won't show much detail, although you might glimpse the bright white south polar cap.
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Its apparent diameter swells to 8 by May's close—still too small to see much more than the gleaming white south polar cap.
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As we flew over Antarctica, the vast south-polar landscape was breathtaking.
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The south-polar region experiences extreme cold during the winter months.
Synonyms
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Relating to the area around the South Pole
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
South-polar comes from south + polar, and polar comes from pole, which means 'the top or bottom point of the Earth'. So south-polar means 'near the South Pole' and is used for places or things at or close to that icy, far-south point of Earth.