A polar region encompasses Antarctica.
It contains the geographic South Pole and is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere , almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle , and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean.
The Antarctic -LRB- US English -LSB- æntˈɑrktɪk -RSB- , UK English -LSB- ænˈtɑrktɪk -RSB- or -LSB- æntˈɑrtɪk -RSB- and -LSB- ænˈtɑrtɪk -RSB- or -LSB- ænˈɑrtɪk -RSB- -RRB- is a polar region , specifically the region around the Earth 's South Pole , opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.
