Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land. First explored in 1831 and 1832, it is claimed by Australia.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia
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Kemp, a sailing master of Enderby Brothers, extended Biscoe's discoveries shortly after by the report of land east of, and adjacent to, Enderby Land.
The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 Douglas Mawson 1920
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Another region on the ice sheet, Enderby Land, was thickening until 2006, but has since started to melt.
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