Queen Maud Land

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Queen Maud Land

(môd)

A region of Antarctica between the Weddell Sea and Enderby Land. It was claimed by Norway in 1939.

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Queen Maud Land

(mɔːd)

(Placename) the large section of Antarctica between Coats Land and Enderby Land: claimed by Norway in 1939. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959)

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Queen′ Maud′ Land`

(mɔd)

n.

a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Africa: Norwegian explorations.

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Queen Maud Land - a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway

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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