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Marie Byrd Land

British  
/ ˈmɑːrɪ ˈbɜːd /

noun

  1. the former name of Byrd Land

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

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

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

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