East Antarctica
Map showing East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, is the largest part (two-thirds) of the Antarctic continent.[1] It is on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains. It is the coldest, windiest, and driest part of Earth.[1] East Antarctica holds the record as the coldest place on earth.[2]
East Antarctica includes the following areas: Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Kemp Land, Mac. Robertson Land, Princess Elizabeth Land, Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Queen Mary Land, Wilkes Land, Adélie Land, George V Land, Oates Land and Victoria Land. All but a small portion of this region lies within the Eastern Hemisphere.
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