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A line, circling the Antarctic, indicating the boundary between the subantarctic and subtropical waters
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Antarctic Convergence — The Antarctic Convergence, better known as the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone (or Polar Front for short), is a line encircling Antarctica where cold, northward flowing Antarctic waters meet and mix with the relatively warmer waters of the sub… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Convergence — the fairly well defined boundary that exists between the cold antarctic waters and the warmer waters to the north and can be traced around the world. * * * … Universalium
Antarctic Convergence — the fairly well defined boundary that exists between the cold antarctic waters and the warmer waters to the north and can be traced around the world … Useful english dictionary
Antarctic krill — Taxobox name = Antarctic krill image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Malacostraca ordo = Euphausiacea familia = Euphausiidae genus = Euphausia species = E. superba binomial = Euphausia superba… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Circle — The Antarctic Circle is one of the five major circles (or parallels) of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. As of 2000, it lies at latitude 66° 33′ 39″ (or 66.56083°) south of the equator. The area south of the Antarctic Circle is known as the… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Circumpolar Wave — The Antarctic Circumpolar Wave is a coupled ocean/atmosphere wave that circles the Southern Ocean in approximately eight years. Since it is a wave 2 phenomenon (there are two peaks and two troughs in a latitude circle) at each fixed point in… … Wikipedia
Convergence antarctique — La convergence antarctique La convergence antarctique (aussi connue sous le nom de zone frontale polaire antarctique ou front polaire), est une ligne entourant l Antarctique où se rencontrent les eaux froides antarctiques et les eaux plus chaudes … Wikipédia en Français
Antarctic Floristic Kingdom — According to Ronald Good, about 50 genera of vascular plants are common in the Antarctic plant kingdom, including Nothofagus and Dicksonia . Takhtajan also made note of hundreds of other vascular plant genera scattered about and isolated on… … Wikipedia
Antarctic regions — Antarctica and the southern waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans (the term Antarctic Ocean is sometimes used, inappropriately). Much of the area is characterized by subpolar conditions; ice shelves and sea ice extend well beyond the … Universalium
List of Antarctic expeditions — This List of Antarctic expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica.Pre expedition*600 300 BCE Greek Philosophers theorize Spherical Earth with the antipodes North and South Polar regions. *150 CE Ptolemy published… … Wikipedia
