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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Byrd Land

In March 2025, Russia and China announced plans to build new research stations in Marie Byrd Land.

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

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

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