Antarctic circumpolar current
an ocean current flowing from west to east around Antarctica.
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- Antarctic continent
. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. About 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Historical Examples Wilkes was the first to discover the so-called mainland of the Antarctic Continent, in January, 1840. Wealth of the World’s Waste Places and Oceania Jewett Castello Gilson He had not perfectly proved […]
- Antarctic ocean
the waters surrounding Antarctica, comprising the southernmost parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans. Historical Examples His explorations in the Antarctic Ocean showed a hardihood and determination seldom surpassed. Captain Cook W.H.G. Kingston Some geologists said this accounted for the greater depth of the Antarctic Ocean. The Moon Metal Garrett P. Serviss This awful […]
- Antarctic peninsula
a peninsula in Antarctica, S of South America. noun the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific: consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south Former name (until 1964) Palmer Peninsula
- Antarctic plate
a major tectonic division of the earth’s crust, comprising Antarctica and adjacent ocean basins (the South Indian, Southeast Pacific, and Atlantic-Indian basins) and bounded on the north by the Nazca, South American, African, Indo-Australian, and Pacific plates.
- Antarctic zone
the section of the earth’s surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.