Definition of Antarctics. Meaning of Antarctics. Synonyms of Antarctics

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Definition of Antarctics

Antarctic
Antarctic Ant*arc"tic, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F. antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? bear. See Arctic.] Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23[deg] 28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.

Meaning of Antarctics from wikipedia

- The Antarctic (/ænˈtɑːrtɪk, -ktɪk/, US also /æntˈɑːrtɪk, -ktɪk/; commonly /æˈnɑːrtɪk/) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic...
- Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic...
- The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to...
- The Antarctic Plateau, Polar Plateau or King Haakon VII Plateau is a large area of East Antarctica that extends over a diameter of about 1,000 kilometres...
- The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the world ocean, generally taken to be south of 60° S latitude...
- of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Antarctic islands are, in the strict sense, the islands around mainland Antarctica, situated on the Antarctic Plate...
- territorial claims in Antarctica. These countries have tended to place their Antarctic scientific observation and study facilities within their respective claimed...
- antarctica, the Antarctic hair gr****, is one of two flowering plants native to Antarctica, the other being Colobanthus quitensis (Antarctic pearlwort). Deschampsia...
- The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French: Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, TAAF) is an overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer...
- The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories, of which...