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2024
Marie_Byrd_Land
Marie Byrd Land
English
Proper noun
Marie
Byrd
Land
A region of Western
Antarctica
between latitudes 158°W and 103°24'W, largely not claimed by any country and thus
terra nullius
.
Etymology
Named by
Richard E. Byrd
, who first explored this area, in honor of his wife.
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