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'''Antarctica''' is a [[continent]] in the Southern Hemisphere, the coldest continent on the earth, and the last continental landmass to be discovered by man.
 
'''Antarctica''' is a [[continent]] in the Southern Hemisphere, the coldest continent on the earth, and the last continental landmass to be discovered by man.
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==Entomology==
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==Entymology==
"Antarctica" has its origins in the Greek word ''ανταρκτικός'' (''antarktikos''), which means "opposite of the Arctic," and may have been based on the myths of the "Southern Land" (''Terra Australis'') which explorers have speculated about since ancient times and have long sought.
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"Antarctica" has its origins in the Greek word ''ανταρκτικός'' (''antarktikos''), which means "opposite of the Arctic," and may have been based on the myths of the "Southern Land" (''Terra Australis'') which explorers have speculated about since ancient times and have long sought.
    
==Antarctic Environment==
 
==Antarctic Environment==
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