"Westarctica" is a stupid name. First. Without the "ant(i)" it refers to the North pole, not the South. Antarctica" means "land on the opposite side from the A

"Westarctica" is a stupid name. First. Without the "ant(i)" it refers to the North pole, not the South. Antarctica" means "land on the opposite side from the Arctic". "Arctic" is formed from "Arctus" which is Latin for Polar Bear, and means "Land of the polar bears". "Westarctica" would mean "Western land of the Polar bears". However, East and West are _relative_ terms. West of what?