Terre Adélie

Variant of Adélie Coast

Adélie Coast definition

Adé·lie· Coast (ad′ə lē′; Fr ȧ dā lē′)

region in Antarctica, south of Australia, claimed by France: 166,800 sq mi (432,010 sq km)
also Adélie Land, Fr. name Terre Adé·lie (ter ȧ dā lē′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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