Definitions for subantarcticˌsʌb æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sub•ant•arc•ticˌsʌb æntˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr tɪk(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or resembling the region immediately N of the Antarctic Circle.
Category: Geography (terms)
Origin of subantarctic:
1870–75
Wiktionary
subantarctic(Adjective)
Pertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many islands of the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, which are north of the Antarctic Convergence.
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