Prince Olav Coast ( no, Kronprins Olav 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 ...
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
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 ...
in January 1930 on a flight from the Norvegia, and named for the future
King Olav V of Norway. To the west of it is the
Prince Harald Coast.
Regions of Queen Maud Land
Coasts of Queen Maud Land
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