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Meanings of antarctic continent in anglès

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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.

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        Examples for "Antarctica"
        1
        For some thousands of years the main supply had come from Antarctica.
        Last and First Men
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        Located only 1500km north of Antarctica, volcanoes rise sharply from the sea.
        News.com.au
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        New year celebrations on an ice-locked ship in Antarctica -in pictures
        The Guardian
        4
        Audio New Zealand has long been considered a leading player in Antarctica.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Satellite data clearly shows that East Antarctica is thinning in some parts.
        Radio NZ
        Usage of antarctic continent in anglès
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        For example, in 1902 there were collected the first fossils ever found on the antarctic continent.
        The Elements of Geology
        2
        Henceforth Australasia was left to its own fate, but for a possible connection with the antarctic continent.
        Darwin and Modern Science
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        I had to explain to him that Hermann Reuch's Land was the antarctic continent of Fenris, and hasn't any other coast.
        Four-Day Planet
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        I believe that Wilkes's antarctic continent will some day be penetrated by ships, which will sail for hundreds of miles farther south.
        A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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        At the time of these very early South Sea voyages the search, it should always be remembered, was for a great antarctic continent.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
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        Thus the antarctic continent and South America would be connected by an isthmus of ice, and consequently the independent circulation of the Southern Ocean arrested.
        Scientific American Supplement No. 819, September 12, 1891
        7
        The object was to explore the unknown Antarctic Continent by land.
        The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Dis...
        8
        Undoubtedly the Antarctic continent was once joined to South America, Australia and Africa.
        Across Unknown South America
        9
        That this chain traverses the Antarctic continent I therefore consider beyond a doubt.
        The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition...
        10
        By the century's end, they predict snowfall retreating to the Antarctic continent's edge.
        Wired
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        It is one of the longest-running complete temperature records on the Antarctic continent.
        The Guardian
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        It has also made its way to the tail part of the Antarctic continent.
        Reuters
        13
        What odd thrills the sight of the Antarctic Continent sent through most of us.
        South with Scott
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        A section across a part of the Antarctic continent through the South Magnetic Pole
        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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        The Esperanza reading breaks the record for the Antarctic continent.
        The Guardian
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        The Irish-born explorer had wanted to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent.
        Radio NZ
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