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| Antarctic |
the land mass or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (prec. by "the"). |
| antarctic |
of, at, near, or pertaining to the South Pole. |
| Antarctica |
the land mass that surrounds the South Pole. |
| Antarctic Circle |
an imaginary line drawn around the earth parallel to the equator and north of the South Pole. |
| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| aurora australis |
the aurora of the Southern Hemisphere, seen esp. near the South Pole; southern lights. |
| equator |
the imaginary circle around the earth's globe equidistant from both the North and South Poles. [1/2 definitions] |
| polar |
of, pertaining to, or near one end of the axis of a spherical body, esp. the North Pole or South Pole of the earth. [1/3 definitions] |
| pole2 |
either of the two ends of the axis of a spherical body such as the earth, or either of the regions around the earth's North and South Poles. [1/4 definitions] |
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