Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula also Palm·er Peninsula  (pämr)

A region of Antarctica extending about 1,931 km (1,200 mi) north toward South America.

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Antarctic Peninsula

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(Placename) the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific: consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south Former name (until 1964) Palmer Peninsula

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Antarctic Peninsula - a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific Palmer Peninsula Antarctic continent, Antarctica - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"