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N3 Noun

南極(なんきょく)South Pole, the Antarctic, Antarctica

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    The continent located at the southernmost part of the earth that is covered in ice.

    1. Noun

      1.

      South Pole

    2. Noun

      2.

      the Antarctic, Antarctica

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    南極 【なんきょく】

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      南極(なんきょく)はとても(さむ)いそうです。

      Antarctica is said to be very cold.

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      ペンギンを()るために南極(なんきょく)()こう!

      Let's go to Antarctica to see penguins!

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      南極(なんきょく)という名前(なまえ)南極大陸(なんきょくたいりく)および南極(なんきょく)(けん)略称(りゃくしょう)である。

      The name ‘Antarctica’ is a shortened form for the Antarctic continent and the Antarctic region.

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      南極(なんきょく)にシロクマはいないと()きましたが、それって本当(ほんとう)ですか?

      I heard that there are no polar bears in Antarctica, is that true?

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      地理(ちり)時間(じかん)に、地軸(ちじく)南半球(みなみはんきゅう)地表(ちひょう)(まじ)わる(てん)(こと)南極(なんきょく)南極(なんきょく)(てん)()います。

      In geography class, we refer to the point where the Earth's axis intersects the surface in the southern hemisphere as the South Pole or the Antarctic Pole.

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