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Victoria Land, part of E Antarctica Antarctica (ăntärk`tĭkə, –är`tĭkə), the fifth largest continent, c. ..... Click the link for more information. , S of New Zealand; Cape Adare is to the northeast. Bounded on the E by the Ross Sea and on the W by Wilkes Land, it consists of ranges of the Transantarctic Mts., with a high plateau in the interior. The region was first visited during the expedition (1839–43) of Sir James Clark Ross and was first carefully studied by the Douglas Mawson expedition (1911–14). Victoria Land a section of Antarctica, largely in the Ross Dependency on the Ross Sea How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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