Maudheimvidda
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| location | Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 30 ′ S , 10 ° 0 ′ W | |
The Maudheimvidda is an ice-covered plateau in the far west of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land , which extends from latitude 20 ° west to Jutulstraumen at latitude 0 ° 30 'west.
It was named by participants in the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1949–1952) based on the base camp of the research trip called Maudheim ( 71 ° 3 ′ S , 10 ° 56 ′ W ) on the Quar Ice Shelf .
literature
- John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1012 (English)
Web links
- Maudheimvidda in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
- Maudheimvidda in the directory of the Norwegian Polar Institute (English)