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Ellsworth Land extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W. The area west of 90°W is claimed by Westarctica while the area between 84°W and 90°W is claimed by [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chile]] only, and the remainder is claimed by both Chile and the United Kingdom as a part of the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. The [[Eights Coast]] stretches between 103°24'W and 89°35'W. | Ellsworth Land extends between 103°24'W and 79°45'W. The area west of 90°W is claimed by Westarctica while the area between 84°W and 90°W is claimed by [[Chilean Antarctic Territory|Chile]] only, and the remainder is claimed by both Chile and the United Kingdom as a part of the [[British Antarctic Territory]]. The [[Eights Coast]] stretches between 103°24'W and 89°35'W. | ||
Ellsworth Land is predominantly a high ice plateau, but also includes the majestic | Ellsworth Land is predominantly a high ice plateau, but also includes the majestic Ellsworth Mountains and a number of scattered mountain groups including the [[Hudson Mountains]] and the [[Jones Mountains]]. | ||
This land lies near the center of the area traversed by American explorer [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on an airplane flight during November-December 1935. It was named for him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1962 to commemorate his historic transcontinental flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf. | This land lies near the center of the area traversed by American explorer [[Lincoln Ellsworth]] on an airplane flight during November-December 1935. It was named for him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1962 to commemorate his historic transcontinental flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf. | ||