南極 — meaning in English
nankyoku
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English meaning
- Antarctic adj Relating to Antarctica or the region around the South Pole.
- Antarctica noun The icy continent surrounding the South Pole, almost entirely covered by a vast ice sheet and home to no permanent human population.
Senses
南極 is used for these senses in English:
- Antarctic Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
- Antarctic A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.
- Antarctica The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
- South Pole (geography) The Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole; the point which south is oriented towards, and therefore the southernmost point on Earth (having a latitude of -90°).
- south pole The southernmost point on celestial bodies other than Earth.
Antarctic — full definition
- adj Relating to Antarctica or the region around the South Pole.
- name The polar region surrounding the South Pole, including the continent of Antarctica.