Advertisement

Advertisement

Byrd Land

[ burd land ]

noun

  1. a part of Antarctica, southeast of the Ross Sea: discovered and explored by Admiral Richard E. Byrd.


Byrd Land

noun

  1. a part of Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 Former nameMarie Byrd Land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


ByrdByrd, Richard E.