Antarctic Archipelago

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the former name of the Palmer Archipelago

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Words nearby Antarctic Archipelago

Antananarivo, antapex, antaranga, Antarctic, Antarctica, Antarctic Archipelago, Antarctic beech, Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Convergence, Antarctic Ocean

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The flight path remained close to the Indonesian archipelago, well within what is the normal reach of air traffic control radar.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As forbidding as this terrain is, there is another force at work on the ocean surface – the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.
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This windswept sheep-filled archipelago off the coast of Southern Patagonia remains an Argentine obsession.
The Never-Ending Falklands War: In Buenos Aires, A Museum's Selective History|Michael Luongo|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The largest of an archipelago of islands, Santorini is the vestige of a single volcanic landmass that erupted around 1600 BC.
Book a Room for Two in a Santorini Cave|Joanna Eede|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Power has withered at the center and devolved to an archipelago of fiefdoms where warlords rule without the burdens of governing.
The Curse of CAR: Warlords, Blood Diamonds, and Dead Elephants|Christopher Day|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The leaguers were now anxious to co-operate with the Americans in compelling the Spaniards to evacuate the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Dangerous situation of the brig among the islands of Buccaneer's Archipelago.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The supremacy of the United States must and will be enforced throughout every part of the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Taken as a whole Yloilo still remains one of the most charmless spots in the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Off the Buccaneer's Archipelago the tides are strong and rise to the height of thirty-six feet.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

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