Antarctic stare

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From the looks given by Antarctic researchers who reside through the Antarctic winter (Antarctic night) restricted to their research stations.

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Antarctic stare (uncountable)

  1. A mild fugue state that is symptomatic of polar T3 syndrome.

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  1. ^ U.S. National Science Foundation; 1997; "Association between the Polar T3 Syndrome and the Winter-Over Syndrome in Antarctica"; Lawrence A. Palinkas, H. Lester Reed, Nhan Do; Antarctic Journal of the United States Review 1997