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Princess Elizabeth Land is the sector of Antarctica between longitude 73 degrees east and Cape Penck 87 degrees 43' east. Princess Elizabeht Land is located between 64° 56' 00.0" S and 90° 00' 00.0" S and between 73° 00' 00.0" E and 87° 43' 00.0" E. Princess Elizabeth Land was discovered on February 9, 1931, by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) (1929-1931) under Sir Douglas Mawson. Princess Elizabeth Land was named by Sir Douglas Mawson after H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth (now H.M. Queen Elizabeth II). Map of Earth showing curved lines of longitude Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... A degree (or in full a degree of arc), usually symbolized °, is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1/360 of a full rotation. ... A degree (or in full a degree of arc), usually symbolized °, is a measurement of plane angle, representing 1/360 of a full rotation. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sir Douglas Mawson (May 5, 1882-1958) was Australian Antarctic explorer. ... Sir Douglas Mawson (May 5, 1882-1958) was Australian Antarctic explorer. ... HRH is an abbreviation for the style His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926), styled Her Majesty The Queen, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and... Forms of address used in the United Kingdom are given below. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...


See also

  • List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands

The sub-antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica out of Antarctic Circle (66° 33 38). Antarctic islands are the islands in the Southern Ocean or in the seas around Antarctica inside of Antarctic Circle. ...

External links

  • Most features of Antarctica listed in one single file, provided by the USGS
    (Princess Elizabeth Land is not listed there)
  • Australian Antarctic Gazetteer

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