Antarctica

[ ant-ahrk-ti-kuh, -ahr-ti- ]

noun

1. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. About 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km).

Antarctica

/ æntˈɑːktɪkə /

noun

1. 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

Antarctica

1. Continent surrounding the South Pole , located almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle . It is covered by an ice cap up to thirteen thousand feet thick.

Notes

Antarctica is characterized by extremely low temperatures.

In 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole, followed shortly thereafter by Robert Scott.

Example Sentences

A man whose usual job involves setting up big tops at music festivals is preparing to run the world's most southerly post office in Antarctica.

From BBC

They will then sail around Antarctica, before sailing close to the tip of South America and up through the Atlantic Ocean towards France.

From BBC

He has lectured and trained in all fifty U.S. states, eight Canadian provinces and every continent except Antarctica.

From Salon

It’s evident everywhere, from the U.K. recently reporting its second worst harvest on record to Antarctica turning green to the U.S. spending $150 billion a year on climate change-related extreme weather events.

From Salon

This means that, at the time of this writing, someone dropped in the middle of Antarctica would almost certainly wind up in a world of white.

From Salon