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What does subantarctic mean?

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  1. Pertaining to a region in the Southern Hemisphere immediately north of Antarctica and covering the many islands of the southern parts of the Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean, which are north of the Antarctic Convergence.
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Irrespective of the pattern of colonization, flightlessness probably evolved separately in the subantarctic teals.
The period from the 1760s to about 1900 was one dominated by exploitation of Antarctic and subantarctic seas, particularly along Scotia Ridge.
In subantarctic fur seals, the duration of the attendance period was positively related to the duration of the foraging trip, as observed in other fur seals.
Pringlea antiscorbutica R. Br, the sole endemic cruciferous species of subantarctic regions, is a useful model of tolerance to low temperature.
The critical summer feeding habitat of the species is in the subarctic and subantarctic.
Patagonian toothfish are found in subantarctic waters on shelves around islands and submarine banks.

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