Queen Elizabeth Land

Queen Elizabeth Land
Map of Queen Elizabeth Land (purple)
Map of Queen Elizabeth Land (purple)
Queen Elizabeth Land is located in Antarctica
Queen Elizabeth Land
Queen Elizabeth Land
Location of Queen Elizabeth Land in Antarctica
Coordinates: 84°S 49°W / 84°S 49°W / -84; -49
Named forElizabeth II
ContinentAntarctica
Area
 • Total437,000 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.