austral
Of southern regions
Austral means southern or relating to the south.
The term appears primarily in scientific and geographic contexts: the austral winter in Antarctica, austral regions of South America.
It's the southern counterpart to boreal (northern).
The word is more common in technical writing than everyday speech.
Cardinal direction opposite north
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- equatorMidpoint circle of rotation
- tropicWarm Earth zone
- CapricornTenth astrological sign
meridian · hemisphere · polar · Antarctic · cardinal · orientation · navigation · southerly
Pacific island nation
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- OutbackAustralian-themed steakhouse chain
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
- emuFlightless Australian bird
kiwi · wallaby · platypus · Uluru · Great Barrier Reef · Sydney · Melbourne · Auckland
Southern cone republic
- Buenos AiresArgentina's largest city
- pesoLatin American currency
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- Tierra del FuegoIslands near Cape Horn
gauchos · mate · tango · Malbec · dulce de leche · Andes · Mendoza · Rosario
Low temperature state
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
- frostThin ice coating
- polarOf extreme latitudes
glacial · subzero · frigid · freezing · Antarctic · ice · snow · windswept
Southern centaur constellation
- Magellanic CloudsNearby dwarf galaxies visible south
- celestialOf the sky above
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
constellation · stargazing · night sky · hemisphere · declination · ecliptic · zenith · sidereal
south
Cardinal direction opposite north
Capricorn · meridian · hemisphere · polar · Antarctic · cardinal · orientation · navigation · southerly · subantarctic
New Zealand
Pacific island nation
- TasmaniaIsland state below Australia
- OutbackAustralian-themed steakhouse chain
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
emu · kiwi · wallaby · platypus · Uluru · Great Barrier Reef · Sydney · Melbourne · Auckland · Wellington
Argentina
Southern cone republic
- Buenos AiresArgentina's largest city
- pesoLatin American currency
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
Tierra del Fuego · gauchos · mate · tango · Malbec · dulce de leche · Andes · Mendoza · Rosario · Iguazu Falls
cold
Low temperature state
polar · glacial · subzero · frigid · freezing · Antarctic · ice · snow · windswept · temperate
Centaurus
Southern centaur constellation
- Magellanic CloudsNearby dwarf galaxies visible south
- celestialOf the sky above
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
telescope · constellation · stargazing · night sky · hemisphere · declination · ecliptic · zenith · sidereal
- Australian footballContact sport with ovals
- Australian ShepherdsAmerican herding dog breed
- Australian outbackRemote arid interior region
- Australian artCreative output from Down Under
- Australian wildlifeNative Southern Hemisphere animals
- Australian slangInformal Aussie vocabulary
Australia, Austria, Australian, Austrian, Australasia, Australasian