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[[File:Ant-pen map.png|thumb|The Antartic Peninsula indicating Graham Land (upper half) and Palmer Land (lower half)]] | [[File:Ant-pen map.png|thumb|The Antartic Peninsula indicating Graham Land (upper half) and Palmer Land (lower half)]] | ||
'''Palmer Land''' is | '''Palmer Land''' is the portion of the [[Antarctic Peninsula]] that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. | ||
This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names and UK-APC, in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names [[Graham Land]] and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. | This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names and UK-APC, in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of [[Antarctica]], and the names [[Graham Land]] and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. | ||
The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Antarctica]] |