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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

  1. adj Relating to Antarctica or the region around the South Pole.
  2. name The polar region surrounding the South Pole, including the continent of Antarctica.

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