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Antarctic comes via Latin from the Greek Antarktikos.Antarctica is at the opposite end of the earth from the Arctic, so, it is the Antipode of the Arctic - ANT-ARCTIC.
The word Antarctica is based in the Greek word for bear: Arctos. Arctos is the name of a constellation visible from the northern hemisphere. The northern polar region is named Arctic, after Arctos. In advance of understanding the mysteries of the opposite polar region, they named it anyway, as opposite of Arctic or Anti-Arktos, which evolved into Antarctic, the region and Antarctica, the name of the continent.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe name Antarctica is a version of the Greek compound word Αntarktiké, meaning "Opposite of the Arctic". The Arctic is the region around the Earth's North Pole, the Antarctic is around the South Pole.
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∙ 12y agoThe ant- prefix denotes that it is an opposite. So, Antarctica literally means "Opposite of Arctica", referring of course to their locations in the north and south.
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Is there a Pfizer in Antarctica?
If by Pfizer, you mean a company, no, there is no Pfizer in Antarctica.
Is Antarctica the smalleast continent?
if you mean whether Antarctica is the SMALLEST continent then, no that would be Australia
What does the word antarctica mean?
The word Antarctica means "opposite of the Arctic." It is derived from the Greek words "anti" (opposite) and "arktos" (bear), referring to the Arctic region. Antarctica is located in the Southern Hemisphere, making it the opposite of the Arctic region in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the synonym for the continent of Antarctica?
You mean south pole?
What wonders of the world are in Antarctica?
there are not any great wonders of the world in Antarctica unless you want to count the glaciers that completely surround Antarctica i mean i think that is pretty freeking kool.lol
What is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
Antarctica is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world. Antarctica's average elevation is 2,500 meters which is why it has the highest elevation of all the continents.
Is Antarctica a prairie a desert or a forest?
yes it is but desert doesn't mean hot. It means dry, and I mean like phoenix dry because i live in that oven.
What would being a World Park mean for Antarctica?
nothing
Why is FTA not happening in Antarctica?
If by FTA you mean the Foreign Trade Association, then it is clear that Antarctica has no commercial enterprises and so, nothing to trade.
Is there a 25th of December in Antarctica?
there has to be.i mean they too have 365 days.
What does elevation mean in terms of Antarctica?
Elevation -- a measurement of height above sea level in this case -- means the same in Antarctica as it does on any continent on earth.
What was Robert Falcon Scott trying to do in his South Pole expeditions?
Do you mean why was he trying to go to Antarctica? Well, he went to Antarctica because he was racing Roald Amundsen. When Robert Falcon Scott arrived at Antarctica he sooner realized that Rolad Amundsen left Antarctica 34 days before.
