Antarctic

Also known as Antarctic Region

thumb|A map of the Antarctic region, including the Antarctic Convergence and the [[60th parallel south]] thumb|The Antarctic Plate

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Antarctica is the continent located at the South Pole, characterized by its extreme cold, ice sheets, and unique ecosystem. It matters because it plays a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate, contains important scientific research sites, and is home to distinctive wildlife found nowhere else on the planet.

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Research

15,404 papers

The Microbial Ecology of Antarctic Sponges.ReviewMicrobial ecology · 2025Yang Q, Downey R, Stark JS et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00248-025-02543-y
The Antarctic mind.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2022Swain KDOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00472-7
Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella).Wilderness & environmental medicine · 2021Ganly KHDOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2020.11.005
Metazoan Parasites of Antarctic Fishes.ReviewTurkiye parazitolojii dergisi · 2015Oğuz MC, Tepe Y, Belk MC et al.DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2015.3661
Microbial ecology of Antarctic aquatic systems.ReviewNature reviews. Microbiology · 2015Cavicchioli RDOI: 10.1038/nrmicro3549
Reform the Antarctic Treaty.Nature · 2018DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05368-7
Antarctic medicine.JAMA · 2000Lugg DJDOI: 10.1001/jama.283.16.2082
New Antarctic iceberg echoes old problem.Nature · 2017DOI: 10.1038/547257a

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Article

17 sections

Contents

Geography
Ecology
Antarctica
Sub-Antarctic Islands
Conservation
Climate change
Society
People
Time zones
List of offshore islands
North of 60°S latitude
South of 60°S latitude
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|A map of the Antarctic region, including the Antarctic Convergence and the [[60th parallel south]] thumb|The Antarctic Plate

The Antarctic (; , commonly ) is the polar region of Earth that surrounds the South Pole, lying within the Antarctic Circle. It is diametrically opposite of the Arctic region around the North Pole.