Antarctic
polar region around Earth's South Pole
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Summary
Antarctic is a region[1]. Antarctic ranks in the top 10% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,727 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Antarctic Treaty area[3]
- Continent: Antarctica[4]
- Instance of: protected area[5], part of the world[6]
- Shares border with: middle latitudes[7]
- Main regulatory text: Antarctic Treaty System[8]
- Part of: polar region[9]
- Opposite of: Arctic[10]
- Has part(s): Antarctica[11], Southern Ocean[12]
- Coordinate location: -90, 0[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Antarctic region[14]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[17], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18]
- Topic has template: Template:Antarctica-geo-stub[19]
- Different from: Antarctica[20]
- Open data portal: Australian Antarctic Data Centre[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Antarctic include Antarctic[22], a ship[23].
Why It Matters
Antarctic has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Antarctic is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for Antarctic include Antarctic[22], a ship[23].