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Definition of Queen Maud Land
1. Noun. A region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway.
Group relationships: Antarctic Continent, Antarctica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Queen Maud Land
Literary usage of Queen Maud Land
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"In 1939, Norway claimed a region of the continent known as Queen Maud Land, which
a Norwegian expedition had explored the previous decade. ..."
2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Queen Maud Land.—On Jan. 14, 1939. the Norwegian Government declared the area
between 20° W. and 45° E., adjacent to Australian Antarctica, to be Norwegian ..."
3. Antarctica by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"Antarctic Peninsula Queen Maud Land Wilkes Land Marie Byrd Land Enderby Land
Coats Land Ross Ice Shelf s "" Put a red X on the location of the South Pole. ..."
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