* Ablation zone: The area where ice is lost through melting, sublimation, or calving.
* Adelie penguin: A species of penguin that is native to Antarctica.
* Antarctic Circle: The circle of latitude that marks the northern boundary of Antarctica.
* Antarctic Convergence: The boundary between the cold Antarctic waters and the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
* Antarctic ice sheet: The largest ice sheet on Earth, covering an area of about 14 million square kilometers.
* Antarctic Peninsula: The northernmost part of Antarctica, which extends towards South America.
* Aurora Australis: The aurora borealis of the Southern Hemisphere, which occurs when charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field.
* Berg: A large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf.
* Calving: The process by which a piece of ice breaks off from a glacier or ice shelf.
* Crevasse: A deep crack in a glacier or ice sheet.
* Dry Valleys: A region of Antarctica that is extremely dry, with little to no precipitation.
* Emperor penguin: A species of penguin that is found only in Antarctica.
* Firn: Compacted snow that has not yet turned into ice.
* Glacier: A large mass of ice that moves slowly over land.
* Iceberg: A large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in the ocean.
* Ice cap: A smaller version of an ice sheet, found on smaller islands or mountain ranges.
* Ice shelf: A floating platform of ice that is attached to a landmass.
* Katabatic winds: Strong, cold winds that flow downhill from the ice sheet to the coast.
* Moraine: A ridge or mound of rocks and sediment that is deposited by a glacier.
* Nunatak: A mountain or rocky outcrop that protrudes through the ice sheet.
* Pack ice: Sea ice that is composed of many pieces of ice that have coalesced together.
* Polynya: A large area of open water that is surrounded by sea ice.
* Sea ice: Ice that is formed on the surface of the ocean.
* Snow petrel: A species of seabird that is found in Antarctica.
* Transantarctic Mountains: A mountain range that runs across Antarctica, separating East Antarctica from West Antarctica.
* Weddell Sea: A large sea that is located on the eastern coast of Antarctica.
