English Explanatory Dictionary

Queen Elizabeth Land

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The portion of British Antarctic Territory from Weddell Sea to the South Pole.

Word forms

Queen Elizabeth Land

Etymology

Officially named on 18 December 2012 by the British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, to honour the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II of Queen Elizabeth II. Beforehand, it had been unnamed.

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