Prince Olav Coast
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Prince Olav Coast is that portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land
between the east entrance point of Lutzow-Holm Bay
, marked by the coastal angle at 40° E, and Shinnan Glacier
at 44° 38' E. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
in January 1930 on a flight from the Norvegia, and named for Crown Prince Olav of Norway
, later King.
Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...
between the east entrance point of Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay
Lutzow-Holm Bay is a large bay in Antarctica, about 120 miles wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen in two airplane flights from his expedition...
, marked by the coastal angle at 40° E, and Shinnan Glacier
Shinnan Glacier
Shinnan Glacier is a glacier which flows northwest to the coast just east of Shinnan Rocks and marks the division between Queen Maud Land and Enderby Land. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition , 1957–62, and named Shinnan Hyōga ....
at 44° 38' E. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded as the founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force....
in January 1930 on a flight from the Norvegia, and named for Crown Prince Olav of Norway
Olav V of Norway
Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
, later King.