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an-TAHKT-ik/ænˈtɑːktɪk/

Antarctic means of the region around the South Pole: the Antarctic; Antarctic ice. The Antarctic Circle is a line of latitude; the Arctic is the North Polar twin (this batch). Polar is broader. Give the latitude for the Antarctic station, then the ice-core year. Mix-up: antarctic vs Arctic; attic; do not write antarctic for a cold UK night with no polar source.

Meaning

Of the region around the South Pole (the Antarctic as a noun).

Examples

• “Give the latitude for the Antarctic station, then the ice-core year, not a penguin caption.”
• “The Antarctic Treaty featured in the citizenship paper, which is the legal-region sense — still name the year (1959).”

Good to know

the Antarctic; Antarctic ice / Circle / Treaty. Twin: the Arctic (north). Broader: polar. Capitalise the region. Trap: attic / a cold night in Britain. Geography and science. The South Polar region — quote latitude or the treaty year.

Near in meaning

South Polar, polar, the Antarctic

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