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Graham Land

American  

noun

  1. a part of the British Antarctic Territory, in the northern section of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly the British name for the entire peninsula.


Graham Land British  

noun

  1. the N part of the Antarctic Peninsula: became part of the British Antarctic Territory in 1962 (formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies; claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)

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An Antarctic cormorant on western Graham Land was also infected yet apparently unharmed.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024

The 600-mile trip back from Greenwich Island and Graham Land was; rough and uncomfortable.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both are in Antarctica now, preparing to return to the U. S. after flights in Graham Land.

From Time Magazine Archive

Graham Land itself seems to be fringed with an archipelago.

From Time Magazine Archive

On February 1, 1831, the Englishman Biscoe discovered Enderby Land at latitude 68° 50', Adelaide Land at latitude 67° on February 5, 1832, and Graham Land at latitude 64° 45' on February 21.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.

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