Enderby Land
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En·der·by Land
(ĕn′dər-bē) A region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land. First explored in 1831 and 1832, it is claimed by Australia.
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Enderby Land
(ˈɛndəbɪ)n
(Placename) part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
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En′der•by Land`
(ˈɛn dər bi)n.
a part of the coast of Antarctica, E of Queen Maud Land: discovered 1831.
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| Noun | 1. | Enderby Land - a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia Antarctic continent, Antarctica - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia" |
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