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Queen Elizabeth Land
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Queen Elizabeth Land
Queen Elizabeth Land
is a portion of mainland
Antarctica
named by the government of the
United Kingdom
and forming part of the
British Antarctic Territory
, which is the largest of the 14
British Overseas Territories
. Situated south of
Weddell Sea
and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from
Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf
to the
South Pole
. That territory was unnamed until 2012, though most of it was unofficially known as Edith Ronne Land in 1947-68 and includes areas claimed by the United Kingdom,
Chile
and
Argentina
.
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