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American Highland
region, Antarctica
American Highland, interior plateau region of eastern Antarctica. It extends from Enderby Land in the west to Wilkes Land in the east and inland from Ingrid Christensen Coast and Amery Ice Shelf. The ice-capped upland, which averages 7,000β10,000 feet (2,000β3,000 m) above sea level, was discovered and named in 1939 by the American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth. It is the central part of a large area of eastern Antarctica claimed by Australia.
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