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| Antarctic |
the land or seas at or near the South Pole; Antarctica or the Antarctic Ocean (used with "the"). |
| Antarctic Ocean |
the waters surrounding Antarctica where the southern parts of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans meet. |
| continent |
one of the earth's seven major areas of land. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
| ozone hole |
an area in the ozone layer where the ozone becomes thin. There is a large ozone hole over Antarctica and a smaller one over the North Pole. Scientists warn us this is dangerous. |
| Southern Ocean |
the ocean that surrounds the continent of Antarctica. |
| supercontinent |
a giant piece of land that scientists believe existed a very long time ago on the earth. It is thought that this piece of land broke into parts which drifted away from each other. The smaller pieces of land are the seven continents that we have now on the earth. These are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. |
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