10 places named after Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park: The former wasteland in east London that staged the 2012 Olympics was renamed after the Games to mark the diamond jubilee celebrating 60 years on the throne. Photo: AFP

Here are 10 places around the world named after Queen Elizabeth II:

Around 437,000sq km (169,000sq miles) of British Antarctic Territory was named after the monarch to mark her diamond jubilee in 2012.The triangular segment is nearly twice the size of Britain and stretches from the South Pole to the Ronne Ice Shelf on the Weddell Sea.