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Marie Byrd Land et al.

For the record, and for others to dispute if I have this info incorrect: Westarctica has often been described as coterminous with Marie Byrd Land, but this is in error: the specific coordinates for MBL in terms of degrees longitude and latitude actually extend further west than the boundary of Westarctica, and do not go far enough east to include the entire country. Where MBL leaves off, Ellsworth Land begins, and EL extends further east than the boundaries of Westarctica. The issue appears to be that MBL and EL are designations of "lands" that have no political significance and very little geological significance, but were labeled and given boundaries at some point and are still used to refer to these "places" in scientific and political literature. MBL extends into the Ross Dependency, and EL extends into the Chilean Antarctic Claim, including (specifically) the Bryan Coast (not part of Westarctica) and overlapping the British Claim by a mere 15 arc seconds (who drew these things?). Baron of Bastanchury (talk) 21:07, 23 July 2019 (UTC)