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| '''Princess Martha Coast''' is that portion of the coast of ] lying between 05° E and the terminus of ], at 20° W. The entire coastline is bounded by ice shelves with ice cliffs 20 to 35 m high. | '''Princess Martha Coast''' ({{lang-no|Kronprinsesse Märtha Kyst}}) is that portion of the coast of ] lying between 05° E and the terminus of ], at 20° W. The entire coastline is bounded by ice shelves with ice cliffs 20 to 35 m high. | ||
| Princess Martha Coast was the first portion of Antarctic mainland discovered by a human, ] and ] in 1820. The name "Crown Princess Martha Land" was originally applied by Capt. ] to that section of the coast in the vicinity of ] which he discovered from the ''Norvegia'' and roughly charted from the air during February 1930. | Princess Martha Coast was the first portion of Antarctic mainland discovered by a human, ] and ] in 1820. The name "Crown Princess Martha Land" was originally applied by Capt. ] to that section of the coast in the vicinity of ] which he discovered from the ''Norvegia'' and roughly charted from the air during February 1930. | ||
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72°0′S 7°30′W / 72.000°S 7.500°W / -72.000; -7.500 Princess Martha Coast (Template:Lang-no) is that portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land 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 20 to 35 m high.
Princess Martha Coast was the first portion of Antarctic mainland discovered by a human, Fabian von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev in 1820. The name "Crown Princess Martha Land" was originally applied by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen to that section of the coast in the vicinity of Cape Norvegia which he discovered from the Norvegia and roughly charted from the air during February 1930.
It is named in honour of Crown Princess Märtha of Norway.
Troll is located in the eastern part, 235 km from the coast. Explora Escarpment is an undersea escarpment off the coast.
Further reading
- M. Messick, John F. Splettstoesser, Peter Harrison and Maria Gavrilo, New breeding site for emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) on Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica, Volume 35, Issue 193 April 1999, pp. 156–157
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Princess Martha Coast". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 
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