Talk:Queen Elizabeth Land

A fact from Queen Elizabeth Land appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 January 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that a part of Antarctica nearly double the area of the United Kingdom was named Queen Elizabeth Land to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year?

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Coordinates

I've added coordinates, based on a midpoint between longitudes 20°W and 80°W; and latitudes 78°S (approx; from the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf article) and the South Pole. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:06, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The feature has its coordinates determined by the naming authority (UK-APC), see the cited Composite Antarctic Gazetteer entry; let's keep it that way. Apcbg (talk) 17:56, 2 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]