Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of 1,610,000 km 2 (620,000 sq mi), it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd , who explored the region in the early 20th century.

Marie Byrd Land, unclaimed region of Antarctica, bordering on the South Pacific Ocean and extending from the Ross Sea and Ice Shelf (west) to Ellsworth Land (east). The barren ice-capped region averages 2,600–6,500 feet (800–2,000 metres) above sea …

The territory contains land from the areas commonly known as Marie Byrd Land and Ellsworth Land. It represents the vast majority of the former and a portion of the latter. This territory covers 1 610 000 km2.

2017年4月11日 · The snowy expanse of Marie Byrd Land is the largest no man's land on Earth. This uninhabitable Antarctic tundra was named by an explorer for his wife, and because no one else has claimed...

Map of Antarctica; Marie Byrd Land is the unclaimed section in the bottom-left between the New Zealand and Chilean claims. Marie Byrd Land is a part of Antarctica. It is between the Unclaimed Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the north.

Bedrock exposures are comparatively sparse in Marie Byrd Land, but they provide important constraints on the geological evolution and glacial history of West Antarctica. We prepared the first digital geological map for Marie Byrd Land using ground-based geological data, gathered from firsthand observations, published literature, and legacy map ...

2024年6月28日 · Marie Byrd Land is one of the most remote and isolated ecoregions on the continent. It is located in Antarctica and consists of patchily distributed ice-free land across a relatively broad area. The region is known for its rugged and …

Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of 1,610,000 km2 (620,000 sq mi), it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It wa...

Marie Byrd Land, area of W Antarctica, E of the Ross Shelf Ice and the Ross Sea and S of the Amundsen Sea; the Ford Ranges lie in the northwest part. The region was discovered and claimed for the United States by Richard E. Byrd in 1929.

2024年11月25日 · Marie Byrd Land is a vast, remote expanse of Antarctica, notable as the former largest unclaimed territory on Earth. This icy frontier, bordered by the Ross Ice Shelf, Ellsworth Land, and the Amundsen Sea, exudes an aura of untouched majesty, embodying nature’s raw power and solitude.