Princess Astrid Coast

Princess Astrid Coast Princess Astrid Kyst , Princess Astrid Land
location	Queen Maud Land , East Antarctica
Waters	Lasarev Lake , Riiser Larsen Lake ( Southern Ocean )
From	70 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  S , 5 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
To	70 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  S , 20 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E

Coordinates: 71 °  S , 13 °  E

The Princess Astrid Coast ( Norwegian Prinsesse Astrid Kyst ) is a stretch of coast of the East Antarctic Queen Maud Land . S lies between 5 ° and 20 ° east longitude. The Crown Princess Martha coast connects to the west and the Princess Ragnhild coast to the east . It borders on the Lazarew and Riiser-Larsen Seas , both marginal seas of the Southern Ocean .

The coast was discovered in March 1931 by Captain Hans Halvorsen , who steered the whaling mother ship New Sivilla . The coast was named after Princess Astrid of Norway (* 1932).

Several countries have research stations in this area.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bertelsmann Hausatlas, Gütersloh 1960, p. 107
2. ↑ antarctica-geography.findthedata.org Princess-Astrid-Coast