Queen Elizabeth Land | |
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 Map of Queen Elizabeth Land (purple) | |
  Queen Elizabeth Land Location of Queen Elizabeth Land in Antarctica | |
| Coordinates: 84°S 49°W / 84°S 49°W | |
| Named for | Elizabeth II |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 437,000 km2 (169,000 sq mi) |
Queen Elizabeth Land is a portion of mainland Antarctica named by the government of the United Kingdom and claimed as part of the British Antarctic Territory. Situated south of Weddell Sea and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole.[1] It is bordered by Zumberge Coast of Ellsworth Land to the West and by Hercules Inlet to the Northwest. To the Northeast, circle of latitude 82°S is the dividing line against Coats Land. The area of Queen Elizabeth Land was unnamed until 2012, though most of it was unofficially known as Edith Ronne Land in 1947–68[2] and includes areas claimed by the United Kingdom, Chile and Argentina.