subantarctic

American  

[suhb-ant-ahrk-tik, -ahr-tik] / ˌsʌb æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk /

Sometimes sub-Antarctic

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately north of the Antarctic Circle; subpolar.

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subantarctic British  

/ ˌsʌbæntˈɑːktɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to latitudes immediately north of the Antarctic Circle

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subantarctic Scientific  

/ sŭb′ănt-ärk′tĭk,-är′tĭk /

1. Relating to the geographic area just north of the Antarctic Circle. The subantarctic region is the coldest part of the South Temperate Zone.

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Etymology

Origin of subantarctic

First recorded in 1870–75; sub- + Antarctic

Example Sentences

There, in the subantarctic zone, the research team extracted two extensive drill cores, gathered at a depth of 3600 metres.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

In a study published Wednesday in Nature, Chilean researchers announced the discovery of a new species of ankylosaur, a family of dinosaurs known for their heavy armor, from subantarctic Chile.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2021

But over hundreds of years, human hunting diminished their numbers and drove them to subantarctic islands hundreds of miles south.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

“There’s no way I could contemplate going to Antarctica,” she said, adding that the farthest south she has sailed is to the subantarctic Campbell Island.

From New York Times • Jul. 2, 2021

Polynesian food production depended mainly on agriculture, which was impossible at subantarctic latitudes because all Polynesian crops were tropical ones initially domesticated outside Polynesia and brought in by colonists.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond