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Enderby Land
[en-der-bee]
noun
a part of the coast of Antarctica, E of Queen Maud Land: discovered 1831.
Enderby Land
/ ˈɛԻəɪ /
noun
part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
Example Sentences
The Albatross was the ship which had left us at Little America a few months before, to steam around and pick us up at our destination beyond Enderby Land.
Another party will travel eastward toward Enderby Land, carrying out a similar programme, and a third, remaining at the base, will study the fauna of the land and sea, and the meteorological conditions.
On February 1, 1831, the Englishman Biscoe discovered Enderby Land at latitude 68° 50', Adelaide Land at latitude 67° on February 5, 1832, and Graham Land at latitude 64° 45' on February 21.
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