- West Antarctica
- geographical name — see Antarctica
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
West Antarctica
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West Antarctica — Almost blank map of West Antarctica Antarctic iceb … Wikipedia
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West Antarctic Rift — The West Antarctic Rift is a major, active rift valley lying between East and West Antarctica. It encompasses the Ross Sea, the area under the Ross Ice Shelf and a part of West Antarctica. Its evolution is due to lithospheric thinning of the non… … Wikipedia
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West Quartzite Range — (coord|72|0|S|164|45|E|) is a mountain range, the western of two parallel quartzite ranges, situated at the east side of Houliston Glacier in the Concord Mountains, Antarctica. Named by the Northern Party of NZFMCAE, 1962 63, after the… … Wikipedia
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Demographics of Antarctica — Antarctica has no indigenous inhabitants, but there are permanently and seasonally staffed research stations, field camps, and former whaling settlements. The largest of these, McMurdo Station, has a population (summer) of about 1200 residents.… … Wikipedia
