Geography of Antarctica
Antarctica, the ice-locked landmass around the South Pole. The name means "opposite the Bear" (the northern constellation), or "opposite the Arctic." It is the most remote and desolate of all the continents.
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Antarctica is surrounded by the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. On occasion the Antarctic sky is lighted by magnificent displays of the Aurora Australis, or Southern Lights.
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Antarctic Peninsula, a long, narrow arm of Antarctica. It stretches generally northward for nearly 1,200 miles (1,900 km), reaching beyond the Antarctic Circle to within 650 miles (1,050 km) of the southern tip of South America. See more »
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Antarctic Ocean
Antarctic Ocean, or Southern Ocean, names sometimes given to the waters surrounding Antarctica.
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Victoria Land, a region of Antarctica south of New Zealand. It is bounded on the east by Ross Sea and on the west by Wilkes Land.
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Wilkes Land, the coastal region of Antarctica south of Australia. Wilkes Land extends along the Indian Ocean between Queen Mary Coast and George V Coast.
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Erebus, Mount, an active volcano in Antarctica. It rises to a height of 12,450 feet (3,795 m) on Ross Island in the Ross Sea.
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Amundsen Sea, an arm of the South Pacific Ocean. It lies off the coast of Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land.
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Antarctic Circle, an imaginary line running parallel to the Equator and circling the earth at about 66° 33' South latitude.
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Antarctic Peninsula, a long, narrow arm of Antarctica. It stretches generally northward for nearly 1,200 miles (1,900 km), reaching beyond the Antarctic Circle to within 650 miles (1,050 km) of the southern tip of South America.
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Bellingshausen Sea, part of the South Pacific bordering Antarctica. It is west of the Antarctic Peninsula between Alexander Island and Thurston Island.
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Weddell Sea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. It lies south of the Antarctic Circle, largely between the Antarctic Peninsula and Coats Land.
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