Edith Ronne Land is the name sometimes applied to the sector of Antarctica lying between 36° W and 80° W to the south of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf. Unlike other sectors of Antarctica, which are normally taken as including all areas between two lines of longitude north as far as the 60° S parallel, Edith Ronne Land excludes the Antarctic Peninsula and its surrounding islands.
The name Edith Ronne Land is not universally accepted, though few alternative names have been suggested. Edith Ronne Land was named for Edith Ronne, wife of Commander Finn Ronne, USNR, leader of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in 1947-48. Originally, it was expected that the land would be as substantial as other sectors of Antarctica, but later exploration showed that the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf extended further south than had previously been thought, meaning that the land area of Edith Ronne Land is relatively small.
The main geographic features of the sector, other than the Ice Shelf are Berkner Island, the second largest island of Antarctica, and the various ranges which constitute the Pensacola Mountains