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Ellsworth Land

Ellsworth Land proper noun: a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by the Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf.

Proper noun

Ellsworth Land

  1. A portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by the Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf.

Origin of Ellsworth Land

Named in 1962 after American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth, who traversed the area by airplane in 1935.

Questions about Ellsworth Land

What does Ellsworth Land mean?
Ellsworth Land means a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by the Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf.
What part of speech is Ellsworth Land?
Ellsworth Land is a proper noun.

Words near Ellsworth Land in the dictionary

  1. Ellsberg
  2. Ellsberg paradox
  3. Ellson
  4. Ellsworth
  5. Ellsworth County
  6. Ellsworth Land
  7. ellsworthite
  8. Ellsworths
  9. ellucidate
  10. Ellul
  11. Ellulian

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