thumb|A map of the Antarctic region, including the Antarctic Convergence and the 60th parallel south thumb|The Antarctic Plate The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.
thumB|a map Of The antaRctIc RegIon, InclUdIng tHe AntArctiC conVeRGEnCe aND tHe 60tH ParAllel soUth tHuMb|the antarCTic plaTe the antaRcTic ( or , ameRican EngLish alsO OR ; coMmONLy ) is a pOlAR rEgIoN arOunD earth's SoUTh polE, Opposite THe aRctic rEgion aRound The nOrth POle.