Princess Elizabeth Land
sector of the Australian Antarctic Territory
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Princess Elizabeth Land is part of Antartica. It is located between longitude 73° east and Cape Penck 87°43' east. It includes the land from latitude 64°56'S and the South Pole. It is divided into two sectors:
- Ingrid Christensen Coast, 73°35'E to 81°24'E
- Leopold and Astrid Coast 81°24'E to 87°43'E
It is bounded on the west by Mac. Robertson Land and on the east by Kaisar Wilhelm II Land.
The land was discovered in 1931. It was named after Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, who later became Queen Elizabeth II.
It is part of the Australian Antarctic Territory.
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