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American Highland

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noun

  1. a region in Antarctica, W of Enderby Land and E of Wilkes Land: discovered 1939.

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Until recently, this ancient grain was a staple of South American highland farmers.

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The American Highland, staked out from the air by Ellsworth last year, is plunk in the middle of the Australian area.

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