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WHAT DOES BYRD LAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land

Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W. The inclusion of the area between the Rockefeller Plateau and Eights Coast is based upon the leading role of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd in the exploration of this area. The name was originally applied by Admiral Byrd in 1929, in honor of his wife, to the northwestern part of the area, the part that was explored in that year.

Definition of Byrd Land in the English dictionary

The definition of Byrd Land in the dictionary is 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 name: Marie Byrd Land.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BYRD LAND

Arnhem Land
Enderby Land
Franz Josef Land
Graham Land
Holy Land
Marie Byrd Land
Palmer Land
Promised Land
Queen Maud Land
Rupert´s Land
the Holy Land
Van Diemen´s Land
Victoria Land
Waste Land
Wilkes Land

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Translator English - Chinese

伯德土地
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Translator English - Spanish

Byrd Land
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Byrd Land
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Translator English - Hindi

Byrd भूमि
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Translator English - Arabic

بيرد الأرض
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Translator English - Russian

Берд Земля
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Translator English - Portuguese

Byrd Terra
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Translator English - Bengali

বাইড ল্যান্ড
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Translator English - French

Byrd Terre
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Byrd Land
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Byrd-Land
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Translator English - Japanese

バードランド
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Translator English - Korean

버드 랜드
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Translator English - Javanese

Byrd Land
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Byrd đất
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பைர்ட் லேண்ட்
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Translator English - Marathi

बायर्ड लँड
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Translator English - Turkish

Byrd Land
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Translator English - Italian

Byrd Terra
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Translator English - Polish

Byrd Ziemia
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Берд Земля
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Translator English - Romanian

Byrd Land
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Byrd Land
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Byrd Surface
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Byrd Land
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BYRD LAND»

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Geology and geophysics of Marie Byrd Land, Northern Victoria ...
Tectonic and isostatic control factors on the landscape evolution of the coastal mountains of northern Victoria Land and their relationship to the Ross Sea rift are discussed in one paper of this volume.
Solveig Estrada, 2003
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Encyclopedia of the Antarctic
Marie Byrd Land is the large region within West Antarctica that borders the southern Pacific Ocean and eastern Ross Sea. Marie Byrd Land supports the northern part of the West Antarctic ice sheet, which is seated within a vast intracontinental ...
Beau Riffenburgh, 2007
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Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia
New York:G.P.Putnam's Sons. Vaca,J.M.T.1957.Antártida,mi hogar (Nunatak). Buenos Aires:Ediciones Troquel. Walton,E.W.K.1955.Two years in the Antarctic. London: Lutterworth Press. Marie Byrd Land (Antarctica) Marie Byrd Land is the ...
William J. Mills, 2003
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Terrane Processes at the Margins of Gondwana
Kinematic history of western Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica: direct evidence from Cretaceous mafic dykes CHRISTINE S. SIDDOWAY1, LOUIS C. SASS III1 & RICHARD P. ESSER2 1 Department of Geology, The Colorado College, 14 E.
Alan Vaughan, Philip T. Leat, Robert J. Pankhurst, 2005
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The West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Weddellia may also include part of eastern and coastal Marie Byrd Land [ DiVenere et al, 1995, 1996; Mukasa and Dalziel, 2000]. ORIGIN OF THE ROSS EMBAYMENT The sparsely exposed basement rocks of western and interior Marie Byrd ...
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Beyond the Barrier: The Story of Byrd's First Expedition to ...
Without discrediting the expedition's success or Admiral Richard Byrd's leadership, this book makes clear for the first time that the admiral was not the saintly hero he and the press depicted.
Eugene Rodgers, 2012
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy proceedings 260 : 53-59. Spörli, К. В.; Craddock, C. 1981: Geology of the Ruppert Coast, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Pp. 243-250 in: Cresswell, M. M.; Vella, P. ed. Gondwana five. Rotterdam ...
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Antarctic Earth Science
PALAEOMAGNETISM OF CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC ROCKS FROM MARIE BYRD LAND, ANTARCTICA G.W. Grindley and P.J. Oliver, N.Z. Geological Survey, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Abstract Palaeomagnetic determinations from 26 ...
R. L. Oliver, P. R. James, J. B. Jago, 1983
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The Mountain Encyclopedia: An A to Z Compendium of Over ...
Toney Mountain 11,795 ft, 3,595 m, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica 5. Mt. Steere 11,673 ft, 3,558 m, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica 6. Mt. Berlin 11,411 ft, 3,478 m, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica 7. Mt. Takahe 11,352 ft, 3,460 m, Marie Byrd Land, ...
Frederic Hartemann, Robert Hauptman, 2005
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Geological Evolution of Antarctica
A cartoon sequence to illustrate the main features of the proposed model: (a) active subduction and enrichment of the subcontinental lithos- phere during the Precambrian; (A) accretion of Marie Byrd Land and cessation of subduction; ...
Michael Robert Alexander Thomson, J. Alistair Crame, Janet W. Thomson, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BYRD LAND»

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25th Year of GTR Begins with Revised Satellite Dataset
Compared to seasonal norms, the coolest average temperature on Earth in April was in Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica, where the average ... «Newswise, May 15»
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UAH V6.0 April Temperature Anomaly: +0.06C
Compared to seasonal norms, the coolest average temperature on Earth in April was in Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica, where the average ... «reportingclimatescience.com, May 15»
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Looking back at Montague's Jack Bursey and his Antarctic expeditions
... trek to the peak would later be named Mt. Bursey, a 9,120-foot high, ice shrouded volcano at the end of the Flood Range in Marie Byrd Land. «MLive.com, May 15»
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Vulnerable Valleys Found Among Antarctica's Ice-Covered Volcanoes
The best look yet at the hidden, ice-covered volcanic mountains in West Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land reveals never-before-seen deep valleys ... «Live Science, Dec 14»
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Second Paper: Geothermal Heat Melting West Antarctica
Mount Sidley, at the leading edge of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, is the last volcano in the chain that rises above the ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Oct 14»
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A few unclaimed lands still there for the taking
Marie Byrd Land, a 620,000 square mile collection of glaciers and rock formations, lies in the western portion of the southernmost continent. «Mother Nature Network, Sep 14»
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The Melting of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
Seismic detection of an active sub-glacial magmatic complex in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Nature Geoscience 6: 1031-1035. Maule, C.F. ... «CO2 Science Magazine, Aug 14»
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Dad Forms 'Kingdom of North Sudan' In Unclaimed African Land So …
There isn't much unclaimed land left on our planet; aside from Bir Tawil, the only other terra nullius remaining is the Marie Byrd Land, a 620,000 ... «Bustle, Jul 14»
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Mt Sinha: Mountain in Antarctica named after Indian-American scientist
Overlooking lower Kirkpatrick Glacier from the north in Marie Byrd Land, it was "mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ... «Firstpost, Jul 14»
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A mountain named Mt. Sinha
Overlooking lower Kirkpatrick Glacier from the north in Marie Byrd Land, it was "mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ... «Business Standard, Jul 14»

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