Antarctic
South Pole region
Antarctic refers to the region surrounding the South Pole—the opposite end of Earth from the Arctic.
As an adjective, it describes things relating to this polar region: Antarctic ice, Antarctic exploration, Antarctic waters.
The Antarctic is the continent of Antarctica and its surrounding seas, characterized by extreme cold, ice sheets, and penguin colonies.
Of extreme latitudes
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- whiteoutSnow blindness weather
- katabaticDownward-flowing cold wind
windchill · frigid · freezing · glacial · frostbite · hypothermia · ozone hole · albedo
Slow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- ice shelfFloating glacial extension
- pack iceConsolidated floating sea ice
- ice floeFloating polar mass
calving · crevasse · icecap · tabular · Larsen · Ross Ice Shelf · growler · sea ice
Southernmost point on Earth
- landmassContinuous area of ground
- plateauFlat highland area
- McMurdoAntarctic research outpost
- subglacialBeneath a glacier
volcanic · Erebus · peninsula · ice sheet · bedrock · Gondwana · geopolitics · territorial claims
Flightless aquatic southern bird
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- leopard sealSpotted Antarctic marine carnivore
- krillSmall marine crustaceans
albatross · petrel · skua · orca · whale · blue whale · minke · icefish
Polar expedition commander
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- EnduranceCapacity to persist
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- sledgingSliding downhill on snow
Amundsen · basecamp · overwintering · icebreaker · research station · Byrd · heroic age · polar explorer
Complete separation from others
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
uninhabited · inaccessible · solitude · harsh · extreme · hostile · barren · empty
Antarctic research outpost
- PalmerPilgrim surname
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
- oceanographyScientific study of seas
astronomy · meteorite · ice core · biology · geology · astrophysics · neutrino · atmospheric science
polar
Of extreme latitudes
katabatic · windchill · frigid · freezing · glacial · frostbite · hypothermia · ozone hole · albedo · permafrost
glacier
Slow-moving ice mass
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
- ice shelfFloating glacial extension
- pack iceConsolidated floating sea ice
ice floe · calving · crevasse · icecap · tabular · Larsen · Ross Ice Shelf · growler · sea ice · glaciology
South Pole
Southernmost point on Earth
subglacial · volcanic · Erebus · peninsula · ice sheet · bedrock · Gondwana · geopolitics · territorial claims · treaty
penguin
Flightless aquatic southern bird
- chinstrapStrap securing headgear
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- leopard sealSpotted Antarctic marine carnivore
krill · albatross · petrel · skua · orca · whale · blue whale · minke · icefish · squid
Shackleton
Polar expedition commander
- ScottName of Scottish origin
- EnduranceCapacity to persist
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
Amundsen · sledging · basecamp · overwintering · icebreaker · research station · Byrd · heroic age · polar explorer · dogsled
isolation
Complete separation from others
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- pristinePure and untouched
- untouchedNot contacted or affected
wilderness · uninhabited · inaccessible · solitude · harsh · extreme · hostile · barren · empty · silent
McMurdo
Antarctic research outpost
- PalmerPilgrim surname
- glaciologyStudy of ice masses
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
oceanography · astronomy · meteorite · ice core · biology · geology · astrophysics · neutrino · atmospheric science
- cold climatestundra, taiga, boreal forest, alpine zone, permafrost
- frozen landstundra, glacier, iceberg, ice sheet, ice cap
- Frozen landscapestundra, ice sheet, ice sheets, glacier, glaciers
- geographic regionscontinent, country, state, province, county
- polarNorth Pole, South Pole, polar, polar region, polar regions
- snowy placessnowfields, igloo, snowbelt, snowbelts, ski lodge
AntarcticArctic
Earth's northernmost zone
North Pole · Arctic Circle · Arctic Ocean · Greenland · Svalbard
AntarcticArctic
Earth's northernmost zone
northern · northernmost · boreal · north · tropics
Antarctictropical
Of hot, humid regions
equatorial · torrid · Saharan · desert · tropical zone
- Antarctic CircleSouthern polar latitude boundary
- Antarctic expeditionsOrganized trips southernmost continent
- Antarctic explorationJourneys to southernmost continent
- Antarctic watersSeas near the South Pole
- Antarctic OceanColdest ocean, southernmost waters
- Antarctic researchScience on frozen continent