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-'''East Antarctica''', also called '''Greater Antarctica''', constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the continent, separated from [[West Antarctica]] by the [[Transantarctic Mountains]]. It lies almost entirely within the Eastern Hemisphere and its name has been accepted for more than a century. It is generally higher than West Antarctica and includes the [[Gamburtsev Mountain Range]] in the center.
+'''East Antarctica''', also called '''Greater Antarctica''', constitutes the majority (two-thirds) of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the continent, separated from [[West Antarctica]] by the [[Transantarctic Mountains]], although part of [[Westarctica]] lies within East Antarctica.
 Apart from small areas of the coast, East Antarctica is permanently covered by ice. The only terrestrial plant life is lichens, mosses and algae clinging to rocks, and there are a limited range of invertebrates including nematodes, springtails, mites and midges. The coasts are the breeding ground for various seabirds and penguins, and the [[leopard seal]], [[Weddell seal]], [[elephant seal]], [[crabeater seal]] and [[Ross seal]] breed on the surrounding pack ice in summer.