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Antarctic Peninsula

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noun
a peninsula in western Antarctica, south of South America.
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Formerly Palm·er Pen·in·su·la .
See also Graham Land.

Words nearby Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic beech, Antarctic Circle, Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Antarctic Convergence, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plate, Antarctic prion, Antarctic Zone, Antares, antarthritic
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British Dictionary definitions for Antarctic Peninsula

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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