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Antarctic Archipelago

British  

noun

  1. the former name of the Palmer Archipelago

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They peered over the bridge and saw the Antarctic archipelago at their feet, craned their necks and saw a giant metal star overhead.

From Literature

A British expedition of three or more ships has been operating quietly down below for two years, probably from U.S.-built bases in the Antarctic archipelago south of Argentina.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wilkins discovered that Graham land was an icebound group of islands, now provisionally called the Antarctic Archipelago.

From Time Magazine Archive