The Maudheim medal (''Maudheimmedaljen'') was instituted by King

Haakon VII of Norway Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick V ...

on 14 November 1951 in honor of the members of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1949–1952, awarded to the participants of the expedition. This expedition was the first to Antarctica involving an international team of scientists. During the expedition, a base known as Maudheim was established on the

Quar Ice Shelf Quar Ice Shelf is the ice shelf between Cape Norvegia and Sorasen Ridge along the coast of Queen Maud Land. Discovery and Naming It was mapped by the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (NBSAE) (1949–1952). The ice shelf was named a ...

along 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 addit ...

in February 1950. The medal itself is the same as the King's Medal of Merit in Silver with the addition of a silver buckle on the ribbon with the inscription "MAUDHEIM 1949-1952". Only 18 people were awarded with the Maudheim Medal.

Recipients

Norwegian

John Schjelderup Giæver John Schjelderup Giæver (31 December 1901 – 9 November 1970) was a Norwegian author and polar researcher. Jónsbú Station in NE Greenland was named after him. Personal life He was born in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. He was the son of lawy ...

*Nils Roer *Nils Jørgen Schumacher *Egil Gunnar Rogstad *Peter Jul Melleby *Bjarne Lorentzen

Swedish

* Stig Valter Schytt *

Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist Gösta Hjalmar Liljequist (1914–1995) was a Swedish meteorologist. In Sweden, radio broadcast weather forecasts begun in 1926, and, starting in 1941, Liljequist was one of the recurrent meteorologists appearing in Swedish radio for many years. ...

* Stig Eugen Hallgren *Paul Ove Wilson *Bertil Ekström (Post Mortem)

British

*Gordon de Quetteville Robin * Charles Winthrop Molesworth Swithinbank *Alan Williams Reece *Ernest Frederik Roots *John Ellis Jelbart (Post Mortem) *Leslie Arthur Quar (Post Mortem)

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