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Graham Land

American  

noun

  1. a part of the British Antarctic Territory, in the northern section of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly the British name for the entire peninsula.


Graham Land British  

noun

  1. the N part of the Antarctic Peninsula: became part of the British Antarctic Territory in 1962 (formerly part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies; claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)

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An Antarctic cormorant on western Graham Land was also infected yet apparently unharmed.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024

Graham Land itself seems to be fringed with an archipelago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Captain Sir George Hubert Wilkins with his airplane pilot Lieutenant Carl Ben Eielson, last week, discovered that Graham Land is separate from the Antarctic continent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both are in Antarctica now, preparing to return to the U. S. after flights in Graham Land.

From Time Magazine Archive

The leader of the Swedish expedition to Graham Land, Dr. Nordenskjöld, and his companion, Gunnar Andersson, were the first to make this exceedingly interesting and important discovery.

From The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 by Chater, Arthur G.

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