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Queen Elizabeth Land is a portion of mainland Antarctica named by the government of the United Kingdom and claimed as part of the British Antarctic Territory. Situated south of Weddell Sea and between longitudes 20°W and 80°W, stretching from Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf to the South Pole . [ 1 ]
A 437,000-square-kilometre (169,000 sq mi) triangle of central Antarctica converging on the South Pole was named Queen Elizabeth Land in December 2012, in honour of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. [7] [8] Over 99 per cent of the territory's land surface is covered by a permanent ice sheet, up to about 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) thick. [9]
As Queen of New Zealand, she was also monarch of two associated states—the Cook Islands and Niue—after they acquired this status in 1965 and 1974, respectively. The situations in two countries differ from the others. The government of the unrecognised state of Rhodesia proclaimed its allegiance to Elizabeth II as Queen of Rhodesia from 1965 ...
The estate also owns over 50,000 acres of Welsh upland and common land, mainly rough grazing land, [40] and 250,000 acres of mineral deposits and the rights to gold and silver. [41] Various offshore wind projects are part of the Crown Estate in Wales, including the proposed Awel y Môr, [ 42 ] Erebus 100MW Test and Demonstration project, and ...
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
Quebec: The Queen Elizabeth II Suite at the Fairmont le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City; Commonwealth of Nations. Queen's Baton Relay; France: Esplanade Élisabeth II, Biarritz; New Zealand: Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre, Christchurch [2] Sri Lanka: Queen Elizabeth Quay, Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka – to commemorate the Queen's visit ...
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
August and September, inherited from Elizabeth II. Birkhall: Balmoral Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Previously owned by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother; located on the estate of Balmoral Castle. Charles inherited the home when his grandmother died in 2002. Craigowan Lodge: Balmoral, Aberdeenshire, Scotland