How do you use Antarctica in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like continent, plus the exact meaning.
Antarctica in a sentence
Antarctica meaning
- The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
- the Antarctic
Synonyms of Antarctica
Using Antarctica
- The main meaning on this page is: The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole. | the Antarctic
- Useful related words include: antarctic continent, continent.
- In the example corpus, antarctica often appears in combinations such as: in antarctica, to antarctica, antarctica and.
Context around Antarctica
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Antarctica
- In this selection, "antarctica" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, east, outside, high, east, plateau and opened stand out and add context to how "antarctica" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and greater antarctica respectively are and antarctica east antarctica on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "antarctica" sits close to words such as abrupt, bulgarian and candid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with antarctica
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
East Antarctica East Antarctica on the right. (7 words)
Antarctica is referred to as the 7th continent. (8 words)
Both of Antarctica’s native penguin species rely on sea ice. (11 words)
While Antarctica and hot deserts both host a large percentage of meteorites on Earth (about 64 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively), those found in hot deserts or Antarctica are rarely older than half a million years, which limits long-term analysis. (43 words)
In 1997 two specialized cars with very large tires running tire pressure as low as 1.5psi/0.1bar travelled onto the high Antarctica Plateau, giving strong indication that tire based vehicles could be an option for efficient travelling in Antarctica. (41 words)
Transport in Antarctica has transformed from explorers crossing the isolated remote area of Antarctica by foot to a more open area due to human technologies enabling more convenient and faster transport, predominantly by air and water, as well as land. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Members of the third Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica were also felicitated at the event, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of commissioning of Dakshin Gangotri – India’s first research station in Antarctica.
While Antarctica and hot deserts both host a large percentage of meteorites on Earth (about 64 per cent and 30 per cent, respectively), those found in hot deserts or Antarctica are rarely older than half a million years, which limits long-term analysis.
All personnel present on Antarctica at any time are citizens or nationals of some sovereignty outside Antarctica, as there is no Antarctic sovereignty.
East Antarctica East Antarctica on the right.
In 1997 two specialized cars with very large tires running tire pressure as low as 1.5psi/0.1bar travelled onto the high Antarctica Plateau, giving strong indication that tire based vehicles could be an option for efficient travelling in Antarctica.
Once the Tasmanian Gateway between Australia and Antarctica opened, all that kept Antarctica from being completely isolated by the Southern Ocean was its connection to South America.
Patagonia – Antarctica Connections before Gondwana Break-Up in Antarctica Contributions to Global Earth Sciences.
This usage has been regarded as Eurocentric by some, and the alternative terms Lesser Antarctica and Greater Antarctica (respectively) are sometimes preferred.
Transport in Antarctica has transformed from explorers crossing the isolated remote area of Antarctica by foot to a more open area due to human technologies enabling more convenient and faster transport, predominantly by air and water, as well as land.
About 30,000 whales are expected to head north up the coast this year on their annual passage from Antarctica to breed in North Queensland.
A claustrophobic nightmare, is set at a remote research base in Antarctica.
A heatwave that happened in Antarctica in 2022, according to Berkeley Earth, established new world record for the largest temperature excess above normal ever measured at an established weather station.
A millionaire British sailor, feared dead after his yacht capsized in heavy seas about 2500 kilometres off Australia’s south coast and 1500 kilometres from Antarctica, had just bobbed up in the freezing ocean.
An MSC-chartered cargo ship and tanker have made the challenging voyage to Antarctica every year since the station and its resupply mission were established in 1955.
Antarctica is one of the few places on Earth with permafrost similar to areas on Mars.
Antarctica is referred to as the 7th continent.
Antarctica is “suffering” because of burning fossil fuels which is causing extreme events that were unthinkable 30 years ago, scientists have said.
As for coming back to Antarctica one day, he seemed pretty convinced this would be his last trip to the frozen tundra.
Both of Antarctica’s native penguin species rely on sea ice.
But a sizeable portion - enough to raise sea-levels by around 5m (16ft) - is held in West Antarctica, which is considered less stable and has been losing mass in recent decades.
Common combinations with antarctica
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in antarctica 60×
- to antarctica 18×
- antarctica and 18×
- and antarctica 14×
- of antarctica 14×
- from antarctica 10×
- antarctica is 9×
- antarctica to 8×
- antarctica in 6×
- around antarctica 6×