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marie byrd land

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
marie byrd -land
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region in western Antarctica, between latitudes 158°W and 103°24'W, considered terra nullius as it is largely unclaimed by any country.

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What does marie byrd land mean?
A region in western Antarctica, between latitudes 158°W and 103°24'W, considered terra nullius as it is largely unclaimed by any country.
Where does marie byrd land come from?
Named by Richard E. Byrd, who first explored this area, in honor of his wife.

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