subantarctic

adjective

sub·​ant·​arc·​tic ˌsəb-ant-ˈärk-tik 

-ˈär-tik

: of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a region just outside the Antarctic Circle

Examples of subantarctic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But while most of his peers do this on remote subantarctic islands, Neil chooses to hang out with humans in the Australian island state during his seasonal visits – and wreak havoc. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

These islands are incredibly remote, making sightings of the penguins outside the subantarctic rare. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025

The volcanically active subantarctic islands were slapped with a 10 percent tariff. — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025

But the subantarctic island of South Georgia, I had been told over and over, was another world entirely. — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2023

Patrick Hertzog, a photographer with AFP, recently visited several of its subantarctic districts aboard the research-and-supply vessel Marion Dufresne. — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2023

There, near the border with Chile, subantarctic forests preserve habitats for the guemal, puma, rhea, condor, and guanaco. — National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2020

Before it was sliced open by a shipping canal in 1914, the Isthmus of Panama united a land mass stretching from the Arctic Circle to subantarctic southern Patagonia. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for subantarctic

• palaearctic
• palearctic
• antarctic
• holarctic
• subarctic
• arctic

Kids Definition

subantarctic

adjective

sub·​ant·​arc·​tic ˌsəb-ant-ˈärk-tik 

-ˈärt-ik

: of, relating to, or being a region just outside the antarctic circle

subantarctic islands

subantarctic seals