- Antarctic Zone
-
the section of the earth's surface lying between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole. See diag. under zone.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Antarctic Zone
Look at other dictionaries:
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
zone — (n.) late 14c., from L. zona geographical belt, celestial zone, from Gk. zone a belt, related to zonnynai to gird, from PIE root *yes to gird, girdle (Cf. Avestan yasta girt, Lith. juosiu to gird, O.C.S. po jasu girdle ). Originally one o … Etymology dictionary
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
