Antarctic Zone

Antarctic Zone
the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole. See diag. under zone.

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  • Antarctic Zone — noun the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters • Syn: ↑Antarctic, ↑South Frigid Zone • Derivationally related forms: ↑Antarctic (for: ↑Antarctic) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Antarctic Zone — noun The part of the Earth between the geographical South Pole and the Antarctic Circle …   Wiktionary

  • Antarctic Zone — region enclosed by the Antarctic Circle …   Webster's Gazetteer

  • Antarctic Zone — /æntˌaktɪk ˈzoʊn/ (say ant.ahktik zohn) noun the section of the earth s surface lying within the Antarctic Circle …  

  • Antarctic continent — noun 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 Antarctica is twice the size of Australia • Syn: ↑Antarctica • Instance Hypernyms: ↑continent • Part… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Antarctic Ocean — noun the southern waters surrounding Antarctica • Instance Hypernyms: ↑ocean • Part Holonyms: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean, ↑Atlantic, ↑Atlantic Ocean, ↑Indian Ocean, ↑Antarctic, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Antarctic Prion — Flying over the South Atlantic Ocean between the Falkland Islands and South Georgia Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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  • Antarctic krill — Taxobox name = Antarctic krill image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Euphausiacea familia = Euphausiidae genus = Euphausia species = E. superba binomial = Euphausia superba… …   Wikipedia

  • Antarctic Convergence — The Antarctic Convergence, better known as the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (or Polar Front for short), is a line encircling Antarctica where cold, northward flowing Antarctic waters meet and mix with the relatively warmer waters of the sub… …   Wikipedia

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