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Antarctic
Notes from the far south: the ice sheet, the word history and the strange geometry of the pole.
Antarctic
The Place Where Every Direction Is North
Stand on the South Pole and turn in any direction you like. You are facing north. Maps get strange at the ends of the Earth.
Antarctic
The Word Antarctic Means Opposite the Bear
The far north was named for a constellation, and the far south was named for being on the other side of it. A short history of two words.