Antarctic Peninsula
noun
a peninsula in Antarctica, S of South America.
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Compare Graham Land, Palmer Peninsula.
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Antarctic Peninsula
noun
the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific: consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the southFormer name (until 1964): Palmer Peninsula
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