| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | Antarctica |
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| Instance of | continent | One of the large landmasses of the earth |
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| Part of | Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone | The region around the south pole |
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| Parts | Adelie Land, Terre Adelie, Adelie Coast | A costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Queen Maud Land | A region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea |
| Ross Sea | An arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica |
| 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 |
| Spanish | Antártica, Antártida |
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| Catalan | Antàrtida |
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