Places
- Maris Nunatak, a small coastal nunatak at the junction of Rogers Glacier and the east side of Amery Ice Shelf
- Via Maris, ancient trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria
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