Dronning Maud Land

Dronning Maud Land (or Queen Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20°W, and Shinnan Glacier, at 44° 38'E, with a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. This territory was claimed by Norway on January 14, 1939, but this claim, like all others in the Antarctic, is not universally recognized and the area is subject to the terms of the Antarctic Treaty. The other antarctic territory claimed by Norway is Peter I Island.

Related Topics:
Antarctica - Stancomb-Wills Glacier - Shinnan Glacier - Antarctic ice sheet - Norway - January 14 - 1939 - Antarctic Treaty - Peter I Island

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Dronning Maud Land was named by Roald Amundsen in honour of Queen Maud of Norway. The original area with this name was between 37° and 50° E, and was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in 1930.

Related Topics:
Roald Amundsen - Queen Maud of Norway - Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

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In 2005, a Norwegian research station named Troll was opened by Queen Sonja.

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