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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 89 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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ANTARCTIC (Gr. &vri, opposite, and apKTos, the See also:
BEAR
BEAR, BLACK
BEAR, BROWN
BEAR, GRIZZLY
BEAR, ISABELLINE
BEAR, WHITE
Bear, the See also:
NORTHERN
northern See also:
CONSTELLATION (from the Lat. constellatus, studded with stars; co'n, with, and Stella, a star)
constellation of Ursa See also:
MAJOR
MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)
Major) , the epithet applied to the region (including both the ocean and the lands) See also:

ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round the See also:

South See also:

Pole . The See also:

Antarctic circle is See also:

DRAWN

drawn at 66° 3o' S., but polar conditions of See also:

CLIMATE

climate, &c., extend considerably See also:

north of the See also:

AREA

area thus enclosed .

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