Victoria Land

American  

noun

1. a region in Antarctica, bordering on the Ross Sea, mainly in Ross Dependency.

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Victoria Land British  

noun

1. a section of Antarctica, largely in the Ross Dependency on the Ross Sea

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Victoria Land

Australia and New Zealand explored the rocky mountains of Northern Victoria Land.

From Time Magazine Archive

James Ross reaches 78.10° S.; discovers Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Erebus and Terror.

From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph

This mountain range is materially lower than the mighty mountains of the rest of South Victoria Land.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

With the two ships Erebus and Terror he discovered Victoria Land and the two active volcanoes named after his ships, and pouring forth flaming lava, amidst the snow.

From The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known by Jacobs, Joseph

It is pleasant to find a Prince Albert Land and a Victoria Land up in the Arctic ocean, side by side; and a North Lincoln and North Devon, separated only by Jones’s Sound.

From In the Land of the Great Snow Bear A Tale of Love and Heroism by Stables, Gordon