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Dronning Maud Land constitutes a sixth of the Antarctic Continent, and it is almost seven times larger than Norway. The area borders the British sector in the west and to the Australian sector of the east. Dronning Maud Land was annexed by Norway 14 January 1939. It covers the area between 20 ° W and 45 ° A. The area was named after Queen Maud of Norway (1869–1938).
1 de ene. de 2015 · Queen Maud Land (QML) is the fourth largest ice-free territory of Antarctica, comprising 3,400 km 2 (6.9 % of total ice-free area). The predominant ice-free areas are the Mühlig-Hoffmann and Wohlthat Mountains (Fimbulheimen) and the Sør Rondane Mountains, each comprising 900 km 2. However, the most studied area of QML in terms of soils is the ...
Troll Airfield. / 71.955389°S 2.467397°E / -71.955389; 2.467397. Troll Airfield is an airstrip located 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) from the research station Troll in Princess Martha Coast in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Owned and operated by the Norwegian Polar Institute, it consists of a 3,300-by-100-metre (10,830 by 330 ft) runway on ...
Day 3: Flight to the Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) We load the equipment and take the Ilyushin-76 morning flight to the Queen Maud Land with a scheduled departure time of 23:30 pm. This flight is subject to the vagaries of the weather and to the state of the runway in Antarctica. It will take 5 to 6 hours of flight from Cape Town to reach Novo ...
Queen Maud Land is a 2.7 million-square-kilometer region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. It lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the self-claimed British Antarctic Territory to the west and the similarly self-claimed Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. On most maps there had been an unclaimed area ...
Princess Elisabeth Antarctica, located on Utsteinen Nunatak in Queen Maud Land, is a Belgian scientific polar research station, which went into service on 15 February 2009. History [ edit ]
11 de jul. de 2023 · Queen Maud Land includes some of Antarctica’s most striking scenery, particularly where numerous lofty mountain ranges pierce through the thick ice sheet as blocky and toothy peaks and nunataks, some exceeding 10,000 feet high. The claim includes more than a dozen research stations, including Norway’s own Troll and Tor facilities.
