Antarctica
| Antarctica | |
|---|---|
 A glacier in Antarctica | |
| General information | |
| Located | Earth |
| Appearances | |
| First appearance | The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 - "7 Continents for 7 Koopas" (1990, overall) Mario is Missing! (1992, video games) |
| Latest appearance | Mario Kart 7 (2011, cameo) |
Antarctica is a continent on Earth in both the real world and in some Mario-related media. It is an icy desert continent located at the southernmost point of Earth. Antarctica is the only continent that is uninhabited by humans, and therefore autonomous, due to its frozen climate. Instead, Antarctica is largely inhabited by arctic wildlife, such as penguins.
Antarctica's first Mario-related appearance is in the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 episode "7 Continents for 7 Koopas." When Bowser tries to conquer the entire planet, he puts Big Mouth Koopa Jr. under control of Antarctica. Big Mouth uses his magic wand to create an Abominable Snowkoopa to scare the penguins. Luigi later restores peace to the continent.
In Mario is Missing!, Bowser and the Koopalings travel to Antarctica and build a fortress there. Bowser plans to steal and sell various artifacts, so he can use the money to buy hair dryers from Hafta Havit Mail-Order to melt Antarctica and therefore flood the Earth.
In Mario Party DS, Antarctica is included on the globe in the minigame Globe Gunners.
In Mario Kart Wii and Mario Kart 7, although it does not appear in actual gameplay, Antarctica is visible alongside Earth's other continents on the online racing menus
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 南極大陸 Nankyokutairiku |
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| Chinese | 南極洲 (Traditional) 南极洲 (Simplified) Nánjízhōu |
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| French | Antarctique | |
| German | Antarktika | |
| Italian | Antartide | |
| Korean | 남극 Namgeuk |
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| Portuguese | Antártica | |
| Russian | Антарктида Antarktida |
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| Spanish | Antártida |
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