Yes! Your word expedition starts here.

austral

pertaining to the south, or to the southern hemisphere ("austral wind," "austral seas")

(See also boreal.)

Sightings:

It doesn't get any more southern than this
[Follow the "Favorite Photos" and "Virtual Tour" links to see the pole(s)]

Do you hear the islands calling? -- Where they're at

Maps for your armchair travels:
South America in general -- Chile's Patagonia in particular

Postmarked Antarctica

Flying the French colors

Tracking the ozone hole

If they build it, drivers will come -- so will kayakers

The Croc on Main Street

Prelude to an Antarctic spring

Photogenic mollusks

Art from Down Under (click your Reload button for new images),
plus links to Indigenous Studies resources

.