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Why did Richard E. Byrd name Marie Byrd Land after his wife?
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Richard E. Byrd
Richard E. Byrd.
During his first Antarctic expedition (1928–1930), the American explorer Richard E. Byrd discovered a large, previously unknown tract of territory beyond the Rockefeller Mountains. He named this region Marie Byrd Land specifically to honor his wife.12