antarctic

Noun
  1. The region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters (synset 108511469)
    is an instance of: frigid zone, polar region, polar zone - the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
    has:
    • antarctic continent, antarctica - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
    • antarctic ocean - the southern waters surrounding Antarctica
    same as: antarctic zone, south frigid zone
Adjective
  1. At or near the south pole (synset 302453695)
    similar to: polar - of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
    same as: south-polar

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