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polar regions: see Antarctica Antarctica (ăntärk`tĭkə, –är`tĭkə), the fifth largest continent, c. ..... Click the link for more information. ; Arctic, the Arctic, the northernmost area of the earth, centered on the North Pole . The arctic regions are not coextensive with the area enclosed by the Arctic Circle (lat. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"It is very much," replied Barbicane; "the temperature which was observed in the polar regions, at Melville Island and Fort Reliance, that is 76@ Fahrenheit below zero. So they came and went every day, with a peculiar shriek from the locomotive, from and to some point of the polar regions, as it seemed to me, like a flock of arctic snow-birds. The same with a returning explorer from the polar regions, or the latest literary or artistic success. |
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