Antarctic archipelago
a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
noun
the former name of the Palmer Archipelago
noun
a group of islands between South America and Antarctica: part of the British Antarctic Territory, formerly the British colony of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty) Former name Antarctic Archipelago
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