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Ant·arc·ti·ca

(ănt-ärk′tĭ-kə, -är′tĭ-)

A continent lying chiefly within the Antarctic Circle and asymmetrically centered on the South Pole. Some 95 percent of Antarctica is covered by an icecap averaging 1.6 km (1 mi) in thickness. The region was first explored in the early 1800s, and although there are no permanent settlements, many countries have made territorial claims. The Antarctic Treaty of 1959, signed by 12 nations, prohibited military operations on the continent and provided for the interchange of scientific data.

Ant·arc′tic adj. & n.

Usage Note: When pronounced carefully, Antarctica has two (t) sounds and two (k) sounds. In our 2005 survey, over three-fourths of the Usage Panel stated that the pronunciation in which the (t) sound is dropped from the first syllable is incorrect. A similar percentage disapproved of dropping the first (k) sound. Nevertheless, the consonant clusters in many English words (among them handkerchief and raspberry) have been simplified, so it should not be surprising that Antarctica should undergo a similar simplification, at least when pronounced in a conversational tempo.

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Antarctica

(æntˈɑːktɪkə)

(Placename) a continent around the South Pole: consists of an ice-covered plateau, 1800–3000 m (6000 ft to 10 000 ft) above sea level, and mountain ranges rising to 4500 m (15 000 ft) with some volcanic peaks; average temperatures all below freezing and human settlement is confined to research stations. All political claims to the mainland are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959

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Ant•arc•ti•ca

(æntˈɑrk tɪ kə, -ˈɑr tɪ-)

n.

the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarc′tic Con′tinent.

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Noun

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; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"

Antarctic continent

Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone - the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters

Adelie Coast, Adelie Land, Terre Adelie - a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins

Coats Land - a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea

Enderby Land - a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia

Queen Maud Land - a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway

South Pole - the southernmost point of the Earth's axis

Victoria Land - a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land

Wilkes Land - a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia

Admiralty Range - mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land

Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Peninsula - a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific

Ross Sea - an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica

Translations

القَارَة القُطْبِيَّة الـجَنوبِيَّة

Antarktida

Antarktis

Antarktik Antarktika Antarktis

Ανταρκτική

Antártica Antártida la Antártida

Antarktis

Antarctique

Antarktika

Antartide

南極大陸

남극 대륙

Antarctica

Antarktis

Antarktyda

Antárctida continente Antártico

Антарктида

Antarktis

บริเวณขั้วโลกใต้

Antarktika

châu Nam Cực

南极洲

Antarctica

[æntˈɑːktɪkə] N → Antártida f

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Antarctica

[æntˈɑː^rktɪkə] n → l'Antarctique m

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Antarctica

n → die Antarktis

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Antarctica

[æntˈɑːktɪkə] n → Antartide f

Antarctica

→ القَارَة القُطْبِيَّة الـجَنوبِيَّة Antarktida Antarktis Antarktik Ανταρκτική Antártica, la Antártida Antarktis Antarctique Antarktika Antartide 南極大陸 남극 대륙 Antarctica Antarktis Antarktyda Antárctida, continente Antártico Антарктида Antarktis บริเวณขั้วโลกใต้ Antarktika châu Nam Cực 南极洲

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The rock-goose, so called from living exclusively on th sea-beach (Anas antarctica), is common both here and o the west coast of America, as far north as Chile.

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The Effects of the IGY and the New Antarctica Policy: NCS 5804/1

The return of Antarctica and the origins and future of potential conflict: the Eisenhower Administration's formulation of U.S. Antarctic policy, 1953-1959

It is almost split- level in that it is a thorough coverage of Antarctica and the way of life for the mostly seasonal inhabitants, so that in many respects it reads like a well-researched novel.

Blackadder, Jesse: Stay: The Last Dog in Antarctica

That year the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded in its Fourth Assessment Report that Antarctica was the only continent where anthropogenic temperature change had not been detected.

Taking Antartica's temperature: frozen continent may not be immune to global warming

During the summer the average temperature in coastal regions of Antarctica varies between +5C and -5C.

An exclusive club..

In the past 12 months, the Department led two important diplomatic efforts in Antarctica. First, at October's meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the United States proposed establishing the world's largest marine protected area (MPA), in Antarctica's Ross Sea.

Diplomacy on ice: OES promotes collaboration in Antarctica

The four selected NBAD explorers will join this month the annual voyage to the Frozen Continent in "2041 International Antarctica Expedition", a movement that annually organizes trips to Antarctica to highlight the effects of global warming and to ensure the continued protection of Antarctica from mining and exploitation beyond year 2041, when the current international agreement ends.

NBAD Sponsors 4 UAE Employees to "Antarctica Expedition"

The four selected NBAD explorers will join this month the annual voyage to the Frozen Continent in 2041 International Antarctica Expedition, a movement that annually organises trips to Antarctica to highlight the effects of global warming and to ensure the continued protection of Antarctica from mining and exploitation beyond year 2041, when the current international agreement ends.

NBAD sponsors four UAE employees on Antarctica expedition

The new base will be situated near US and Chinese bases on Union Glacier, and will be Chile's fifth in Antarctica, as Santiago tries to strengthen its presence there, the Chilean leader said.

Chile to build world's closest base to South Pole

Antarctica as Cultural Critique adds to the rapidly expanding literature on the lived aspects of the world's polar regions.

Glasberg, Elena, Antarctica as Cultural Critique: The Gendered Politics of Scientific Exploration and Climate Change

Fourteen years on and several trips later, Rachel, now director of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, says she is still thrilled by memories of seeing her first albatross and iceberg, and her love affair with Antarctica is stronger than ever.

THE ICE QUEEN OF ANTARCTICA; Field worker tells of her joy at fulfilling South Pole dream

"As the last unspoilt wilderness on earth, Antarctica is currently protected by a treaty prohibiting drilling and mining until 2041.