Palmer Archipelago

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noun

a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.

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Formerly Antarctic Archipelago .

Words nearby Palmer Archipelago

Palmdale, Palm Desert, Palme, palmed, palmer, Palmer Archipelago, Palmer Land, Palmer Peninsula, Palmerston, Palmerston North, Palmer-Tomkinson

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How to use Palmer Archipelago in a sentence

The flight path remained close to the Indonesian archipelago, well within what is the normal reach of air traffic control radar.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This Palmer stands for elegance and sophistication: the embodiment of natural gifts, both athletic and personal.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Palmer's inability to reach a synthesis in almost any area of his life is what makes him exasperating.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"My wife and I have been married for nineteen years," says Palmer, mulling the stress-fracture in his family life.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Just as Palmer, taken in sixty-second doses, seems relaxed, so, measured over hours, he seems in need of a sedative.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The leaguers were now anxious to co-operate with the Americans in compelling the Spaniards to evacuate the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Dangerous situation of the brig among the islands of Buccaneer's Archipelago.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The supremacy of the United States must and will be enforced throughout every part of the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Taken as a whole Yloilo still remains one of the most charmless spots in the Archipelago.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Off the Buccaneer's Archipelago the tides are strong and rise to the height of thirty-six feet.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for Palmer Archipelago

Palmer Archipelago

noun

a group of islands between South America and Antarctica: part of the British Antarctic Territory, formerly the British colony of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty)Former name: Antarctic Archipelago

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