Antarctica is only a city.
The Antarctic ( US English [ æntˈɑrktɪk ] , UK English [ ænˈtɑrktɪk ] or [ æntˈɑrtɪk ] and [ ænˈtɑrtɪk ] or [ ænˈɑrtɪk ] ) is a polar region , specifically the region around the Earth 's South Pole , opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole . Antarctica . Antarctica , on average , is the coldest , driest , and windiest continent , and has the highest average elevation of all the continents . In international law , a condominium ( plural either condominia , as in Latin , or condominiums ) is a political territory ( state or border area ) in or over which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share equal dominium ( in the sense of sovereignty ) and exercise their rights jointly , without dividing it into ` national ' zones .