Pacific Antarctic Ridge

[ puh-sif-ik ant-ahrk-tik rij, -ahr-tik ]

/ pəˈsɪf ɪk æntˈɑrk tɪk ˈrɪdʒ, -ˈɑr tɪk /

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noun

a west-southwest elevation of the seafloor in the South Pacific Ocean, separating the Pacific Plate from the Antarctic Plate: sometimes considered the southern portion of the East Pacific Rise. Abbreviation: PAR

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Origin of Pacific Antarctic Ridge

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby Pacific Antarctic Ridge

pachytene, Pacif., pacific, Pacifica, pacifically, Pacific Antarctic Ridge, pacificate, pacification, Pacific barracuda, Pacific cod, Pacific dogwood