Antarctic continent

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Antarctic continent - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia" Antarctica Antarctic, Antarctic Zone, South Frigid Zone - the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters Adelie Coast, Adelie Land, Terre Adelie - a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins Coats Land - a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea Enderby Land - a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia Queen Maud Land - a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway South Pole - the southernmost point of the Earth's axis Victoria Land - a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land Wilkes Land - a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia Admiralty Range - mountains in Antarctica to the north of Victoria Land Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Peninsula - a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific Ross Sea - an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica