Byrd Land

American  

[burd land] / ˈbɜrd ˈlænd /

noun

1. a part of Antarctica, southeast of the Ross Sea: discovered and explored by Admiral Richard E. Byrd.

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Byrd Land British  

noun

1. Former name: Marie Byrd Land.  a part of Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959

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Example Sentences

Marie Byrd Land covers some 620,000 square miles of Antarctica—an area roughly the size of Alaska.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Claiming Marie Byrd Land would continue that tradition at no financial cost to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The map changes hardly put Helge in the boldface class with such landmarks as Marie Byrd Land, after the admiral’s wife.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2010

The discovery of Marie Byrd Land seemed likely to mark the end of Byrd explorations by air this year in Antarctica.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Little America a tractor train pushed deep into the previously unexplored heart of Marie Byrd Land to set up a year-round base.

From Time Magazine Archive