Opposite to the Arctic, abbreviated from anti-arctic.
·adj Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
One of the lesser circles of the sphere, on the south parallel of the equator, and 23-1/2° from the ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
That which surrounds the south pole, within the imaginary circle so called. ...
The south end of the earth's axis. ...