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Ant⋅arc⋅ti⋅ca
[ant-ahrk-ti-kuh, -ahr-ti-] 
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–noun
| 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 Antarctic Continent.
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| Ant·arc·ti·ca (ānt-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. |
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Antarctica
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.
Note: Antarctica is characterized by extremely low temperatures.
Note: In 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole, followed shortly thereafter by Robert Scott.
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Language Translation for : antarctica
Spanish:
antártico,
German:
die Antarktis,
Japanese:
南極
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