What is East Antarctica?
[[File:Antarctica.svg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|Map showing East Antarctica}}]] '''East Antarctica''', also called '''Greater Antarctica''', is the largest part (two-thirds) of the [[Antarctic]] continent.<ref name=Haugan134>Gregory T. Haugan, ''The New Triple Constraints for Sustainable Projects, Programs, and Portfolios'' (Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis Group, 2013), p. 134</ref> It is on the [[Indian Ocean]] side of the [[Transantarctic Mountain]]s. It is the coldest, windiest, and driest part of Earth.<ref name=Haugan134/> East Antarctica holds the record as the coldest place on earth.<ref>Christopher C. Burt, ''Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book'' (New York: W.W. Norton, 2007), p. 56</ref> East Antarctica includes the following areas: Coats Land, Queen Maud Land, Enderby Land, Kemp Land, [[Mac. Robertson Land]], [[Princess Elizabeth Land]], [[Kaiser Wilhelm II Land]], [[Queen Mary Land]], [[Wilkes Land]], Adélie Land, George V Land, Oates Land and [[Victoria Land]]. All but a small portion of this region lies within the [[Eastern Hemisphere]]. == References == {{reflist}} {{Antarctica|state=collapsed}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Regions of Antarctica]] {{geo-stub}}