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Queen Maud Land

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Queen Maud Land  (môd)
A region of Antarctica between the Weddell Sea and Enderby Land. It was claimed by Norway in 1939.
Queen Maud Land [mɔːd]
n
(Placename) the large section of Antarctica between Coats Land and Enderby Land: claimed by Norway in 1939
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Noun1.Queen Maud Land - a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway
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"
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