High land

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Coordinates: 66 ° 35 ′  S , 92 ° 0 ′  E

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High Land is a stretch of coast including the adjacent hinterland in East Antarctica . The area is in the Königin-Marie-Land and borders on the Kaiser Wilhelm II Land to the west .

German scientists from the Gauss expedition (1901–1903) led by Erich von Drygalski named it.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 744 (English).
  2. ^ Drygalski, E. v. (Ed.) (1905–1921):
    German South Pole Expedition 1901–1903.– Volume I, Geography, Issue 1–4. Unite. Science Publisher; Berlin u. Leipzig. Drygalski, E. vu Domke, J .: Time and place regulations along with discussions about the sea and ice voyage of the “Gauss”. Issue 2, 97–281. Oct. 1908. Drygalski, E. v .: The ice of the Antarctic and the sub-Antarctic seas.– Issue 4, 365–709. Dec. 1920. In it: - Plate XV. : The inland ice at Gaussberg, 1: 15,000 - Plate XVI. : The shelf ice of the Posadowsky Bai, 1: 250,000 - Plate XVII .: The path of the "Gauss" in the southern Arctic Ocean, 1: 2,000,000
    Quoted from the source directory (source 9) to: Standing Committee for Geographical Names : Directory of German-speaking geographic name of Antarctica. Version 2.14, June 13, 2014 (Introduction). Retrieved December 16, 2019

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