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245:United States Exploring Expedition
230:United States Exploring Expedition
194:: 122°05' E to 130°10' E
188:: 115°33' E to 122°05' E
182:: 109°16' E to 115°33' E
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625:Brazilian Antarctica
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325:to save his partner
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767:Antarctic Peninsula
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1004:Territorial claims
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485:Princess Elizabeth
307:In popular culture
301:Wilkes Land crater
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94:Subdivisions
86:towards the
72:Cape Hordern
60:Indian Ocean
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23:Location of
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1143:(legendary)
1050:Field camps
948:Expeditions
874:Weddell Sea
854:Lake Vostok
849:Lake Mercer
721:Ice shelves
452:Adélie Land
327:Dana Scully
314:The X-Files
210:Adélie Land
206:Point Alden
68:Adelie Land
32:Wilkes Land
25:Wilkes Land
1259:Categories
953:Heroic Age
804:South Pole
714:Heat waves
683:Antarctica
578:New Swabia
495:Queen Mary
381:0520025571
349:References
323:Antarctica
319:Fox Mulder
261:Antarctica
180:Budd Coast
174:Knox Coast
163:Antarctica
118:Budd Coast
109:Knox Coast
88:South Pole
36:Antarctica
1217:Geography
1105:Transport
844:Lake CECs
821:ice sheet
777:ice sheet
746:Volcanoes
736:Mountains
691:Geography
599:Unclaimed
265:continent
239:(later a
54:Geography
40:Australia
1232:120°00′E
1175:Category
1080:Religion
982:Politics
900:Wildlife
869:Ross Sea
731:Glaciers
505:George V
337:See also
62:between
1229:69°00′S
1185:Commons
1100:Tourism
1045:Economy
1018:Society
940:History
910:Mammals
799:Islands
755:Regions
726:Geology
704:Climate
470:Enderby
275:Geology
1203:Portal
782:shield
741:Tundra
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545:(Nor.)
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500:Wilkes
445:Claims
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915:Krill
905:Birds
890:Flora
510:Oates
455:(Fr.)
297:GRACE
263:is a
257:miles
1095:Time
883:Life
475:Kemp
376:ISBN
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216:Name
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