Princess Martha Coast ( no, Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst) is that portion of the coast of
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land ( no, Dronning Maud Land) is a roughly region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addi ...
lying between 05° E and the terminus of
Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20° W. The entire coastline is bounded by ice shelves with ice cliffs high.
Princess Martha Coast was the first portion of Antarctic mainland discovered by a human,
Fabian von Bellingshausen
Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen (russian: Фадде́й Фадде́евич Беллинсга́узен, translit=Faddéy Faddéevich Bellinsgáuzen; – ) was a Russian naval officer, cartographer and explorer, who ultimately ...
and
Mikhail Lazarev
Admiral Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (russian: Михаил Петрович Лазарев, 3 November 1788 – 11 April 1851) was a Russian fleet commander and an explorer.
Education and early career
Lazarev was born in Vladimir, a scion of ...
in 1820. The name "Crown Princess Martha Land" was originally applied by Capt.
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen (7 June 1890 – 3 June 1965) was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, military officer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded a founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force.
Background
Ri ...
to that section of the coast in the vicinity of
Cape Norvegia
Cape Norvegia is a prominent cape on Princess Martha Coast of Queen Maud Land. It marks the northeast extremity of Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, and the border point of Weddell Sea and King Haakon VII Sea. It was discovered by C ...
which he discovered from the ''Norvegia'' and roughly charted from the air during February 1930.
On January 19, 1939,
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
reached the Martha Coast which was a part of the
German Antarctic Expedition.
It is named in honour of
Crown Princess Märtha of Norway.
Troll
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human ...
is located in the eastern part, from the coast.
Explora Escarpment is an undersea escarpment off the coast.
Further reading
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References
Coasts of Queen Maud Land
Lazarev Sea
Regions of Queen Maud Land
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