Wilkes Land

A coastal region of Antarctica south of Australia. Most of the area has been included in Australia's Antarctic claims since 1936.

Wilkes Land

n (Placename) a region in Antarctica south of Australia, on the Indian Ocean

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n. a coastal region of Antarctica, S of Australia.

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Wilkes Land - a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by AustraliaAntarctic continent, Antarctica - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"

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, the fifth largest continent, c.5,500,000 sq mi (14,245,000 sq km), asymmetrically centered on the South Pole and almost entirely within the Antarctic Circle. Geology and Geography

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Wilkes Land

an area in East Antarctica lying between Adélie Land and Queen Mary Land. Wilkes Land consists of the surface of a continental ice sheet that is over 3,000 m thick and has an elevation between 1,000 m and 2,500 m. Certain sections along the coast are free of ice, namely the Bunger and Grierson oases and various nunataks and cliffs. Wilkes Land was discovered in 1840 by an American expedition under the command of C. Wilkes. Scientific research is conducted in the area by Australia, which operates Casey Station, and the USSR.

Wilkes Land

a region in Antarctica south of Australia, on the Indian Ocean

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noun a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia

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