Meaning Of The Word Ross Dependency

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Ross Dependency Meaning

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Ross Dependency Definition

What's The Definition Of Ross Dependency?

Ross Dependency in American English
region in Antarctica, south of New Zealand and south of 60° latitude: administered by New Zealand: c. 160,000 sq mi (414,398 sq km)

Ross Dependency in British English
noun: a section of Antarctica administered by New Zealand. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959.) Includes the coastal regions of Victoria Land and King Edward VII Land, the Ross Sea and islands, and the Ross Ice Shelf. Area: about 414 400 s

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