Antarctica

geographical name

Ant·​arc·​ti·​ca ˌant-ˈärk-ti-kə 

-ˈär-ti-

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 .