Meanings
proper nounthe Antarctic Circle
- geographyThe line which marks approximately the northernmost place in the Southern Hemisphere where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice.
Translations
Afrikaans Antarktiese Sirkel
- Antarktiese Sirkelgeographical line
Arabic الدَائِرَة القُطْبِيَّة الجَنُوبِيَّة
- الدَائِرَة القُطْبِيَّة الجَنُوبِيَّةgeographical line
Basque zirkulu polar antartikoa
- zirkulu polar antartikoageographical line
Bulgarian ю́жен поля́рен кръ́г
- ю́жен поля́рен кръ́г (júžen poljáren krắg)geographical line
Catalan cercle polar antàrtic
- cercle polar antàrticgeographical line
Chinese Cantonese 南極圈 /南极圈
- 南極圈 /南极圈 (naam⁴ gik⁶ hyun¹)geographical line
Chinese Mandarin 南極圈 /南极圈
- 南極圈 /南极圈 (Nánjíquān)geographical line
Czech jižní polární kruh
- jižní polární kruhgeographical line
Dutch zuidpoolcirkel
- zuidpoolcirkelgeographical line
Estonian lõunapolaarjoon
- lõunapolaarjoongeographical line
Finnish eteläinen napapiiri
- eteläinen napapiirigeographical line
French cercle antarctique
- cercle antarctiquegeographical line
German südlicher Polarkreis, südliche Polarkreis
- südlicher Polarkreisgeographical line
- südliche Polarkreisgeographical line
Greek ανταρκτικός κύκλος
- ανταρκτικός κύκλος (antarktikós kýklos)geographical line
Hindi अंटार्कटिक वृत्त, दक्षिण-ध्रुव वृत्त
- अंटार्कटिक वृत्त (aṇṭārkaṭik vŕtt)geographical line
- दक्षिण-ध्रुव वृत्त (dakṣiṇ-dhruv vŕtt)geographical line
Hungarian déli sarkkör
- déli sarkkörgeographical line
Icelandic suðurheimskautsbaugur
- suðurheimskautsbaugurgeographical line
Indonesian Lingkar Antartik
- Lingkar Antartikgeographical line
Irish Ciorcal Antartach
- Ciorcal Antartachgeographical line
Italian circolo polare antartico
- circolo polare antarticogeographical line
Japanese 南極圈, 南極線
- 南極圈 (Nankyokuken)geographical line
- 南極線 (Nankyokusen)geographical line
Korean 남극권
- 남극권 (namgeukgwon)geographical line
Latin Circulus Antarcticus
- Circulus Antarcticusgeographical line
Latvian dienvidu polārais loks
- dienvidu polārais loksgeographical line
Malay Garisan Antartik
- Garisan Antartikgeographical line
Persian مدار جنوبگان
- مدار جنوبگان (madâr jonubegân)geographical line
Polish koło podbiegunowe południowe
- koło podbiegunowe południowegeographical line
Portuguese Círculo Antártico, Círculo Polar Antártico
- Círculo Antárticogeographical line
- Círculo Polar Antárticogeographical line
Romanian Cercul Polar Sudic
- Cercul Polar Sudicgeographical line
Russian Ю́жный поля́рный круг
- Ю́жный поля́рный круг (Júžnyj poljárnyj krug)geographical line
Scottish Gaelic Cearcall Antartaig
- Cearcall Antartaiggeographical line
Slovak južný polárny kruh
- južný polárny kruhgeographical line
Spanish círculo polar antártico
- círculo polar antárticogeographical line
Swedish södra polcirkeln
- södra polcirkelngeographical line
Tagalog Sirkulo Antartiko, Kabilugang Antartiko
- Sirkulo Antartikogeographical line
- Kabilugang Antartikogeographical line
Thai วงกลมแอนตาร์กติกา
- วงกลมแอนตาร์กติกา (wong-glom ɛn-dtáak-dtì-gâa)geographical line
Turkish Güney Kutup Dairesi
- Güney Kutup Dairesigeographical line
Ukrainian півде́нне поля́рне ко́ло
- півде́нне поля́рне ко́ло (pivdénne poljárne kólo)geographical line
Vietnamese Vòng Nam Cực
- Vòng Nam Cựcgeographical line
Welsh Cylch Antarctig
- Cylch Antarctiggeographical line
Cite this entry
APA
Antarctic Circle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antarctic%20Circle
MLA
“Antarctic Circle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antarctic%20Circle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Antarctic Circle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antarctic%20Circle.
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