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| Antarctic |
the land mass or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (prec. by "the"). |
| Frigid Zone |
either of two polar areas of the earth, north of the Arctic Circle, or south of the Antarctic Circle. |
| midnight sun |
the sun as it is seen at midnight during summer in the arctic and antarctic regions. |
| Pacific Ocean |
the largest ocean in the world, separating Asia and North America, and Australia and South America, and extending to Antarctic; Pacific. |
| polar circle |
either the Arctic Circle or the Antarctic Circle. |
| subantarctic |
of, designating, or characterizing the area immediately north of the Antarctic Circle. |
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