Byrd Land
noun
a part of Antarctica, SE of the Ross Sea: discovered and explored by Adm. Richard E. Byrd.
Formerly
Marie Byrd Land.
British Dictionary definitions for byrd land
Byrd Land
noun
a part of Antarctica, east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea: claimed for the US by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1929, though all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959
Former name: Marie Byrd Land