Marie Byrd Land
English
Etymology
Named by Richard E. Byrd, who first explored this area, in honor of his wife.
Proper noun
- A region of Western Antarctica between latitudes 158°W and 103°24'W, largely not claimed by any country and thus terra nullius.
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