Антарктика — meaning in English
Antarktika
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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
Антарктика is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- Southern Ocean The portion of the World Ocean surrounding Antarctica, variously taken as the waters south of the Antarctic Circle, the waters south of 60° S, or the waters bounded by the Antarctic Convergence.
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.