Main Entry: Ant·arc·ti·ca

Pronunciation: \-ˈärk-ti-kə, -ˈär-ti-\

Function: geographical name

body of land around the S. Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap & mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers), divided into West Antarctica (including Antarctic Peninsula) & East Antarctica by Transantarctic Mountains