Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula

also Palm·er Peninsula  (pä′mər)

A region of Antarctica extending about 1,900 km (1,200 mi) north toward South America.

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Antarctic Peninsula

n

(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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Antarc′tic Penin′sula

n.

a peninsula in Antarctica, S of South America. Compare Graham Land, 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"

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