Antarctica

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Antarctica

Antarctica (/ænˈtɑːrktɪkə/ or /ænˈtɑːrtɪkə/) is Earth's southernmost continent. It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.

Etymology

The name Antarctica is the romanized version of the Greek compound word ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning 'opposite to the Arctic', 'opposite to the north'.

Related Terms

  • Southern Ocean: The oceanic division surrounding Antarctica, considered the fourth largest of the five principal oceanic divisions of the world.
  • South Pole: The southernmost point on the surface of the Earth, situated in Antarctica.
  • Antarctic Circle: One of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, it is the parallel of latitude that runs 66°33′48.0″ south of the Equator.
  • Antarctic region: The region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.

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