subantarctic
- adjective
- /ˌsʌbænˈtɑrk.tɪk/
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subantártico
- Nearly all penguins and most albatrosses are Southern Hemisphere birds, nesting in the Antarctic or subantarctic islands.
- subantarctic island
Examples
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Reischek's parakeet, a subspecies of the red-crowned parakeet found on one other subantarctic island and on New Zealand's northern offshore islands, is mainly a seed eater.
Academic text (1995) -
The Antipodes are the most remote of New Zealand's five subantarctic island groups, which lie scattered like stepping stones to Antarctica.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1775, Captain James Cook discovered the subantarctic island of South Georgia.
Academic text (1990) -
Our visit to Antipodes was a rare opportunity to study the island's ecosystem in relation to other subantarctic islands and mainland New Zealand.
Academic text (1995) -
Box 10-420, Wellington, New Zealand, and Beyond the Roaring Forties: New Zealand's Subantarctic Islands, by C. Fraser, 1986, available from the Government Printing Office, Wellington, New Zealand.
Academic text (1995) -
Thanks to our rapacious sealing, whaling, and farming in the subantarctic islands (a legacy from which they are still recovering), New Zealand was able to secure sovereignty over those rocky isles.
Blog text (9) -
In 1775, Captain James Cook discovered the subantarctic island of South Georgia.
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The Antipodes are the most remote of New Zealand's five subantarctic island groups, which lie scattered like stepping stones to Antarctica.
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Nearly all penguins and most albatrosses are Southern Hemisphere birds, nesting in the Antarctic or subantarctic islands.
Synonyms
Near the North or South Pole with very cold weather
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word subantarctic comes from sub- 'under' like in submarine, and Antarctic, the cold southern region. So it describes places or climate that are just next to or just north of Antarctica.