Antarctic continent - an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deepCoats Land - a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea Enderby Land - a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia Queen Maud Land - a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway Victoria Land - a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land Wilkes Land - a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia Antarctic Peninsula, Palmer Peninsula - a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific continent - one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot" Ross Sea - an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica |