Antarctica
geographical name
Ant·arc·ti·ca
| \ ˌant-ˈärk-ti-kə
, -ˈär-ti-\
, -ˈär-ti-\
Definition of Antarctica
continent around the South Pole; a plateau covered by a great ice cap and mountain peaks area about 5,500,000 square miles (14,300,000 square kilometers)
Note: Antarctica is divided by the Transantarctic Mountains into West Antarctica (which includes the Antarctic Peninsula) and East Antarctica .