Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land

Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land Luitpold Coast , Costa Confín
location	Coatsland , East Antarctica
Waters	Weddell Sea
From	Hayes Glacier ; 76 ° 16 ′ 0.1 ″ S , 27 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ W
To	Crossing Vahsel Bay - Filchner Ice Shelf ; 78 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ S , 36 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W

The Prinzregent Luitpold Land (also known as the Luitpold Coast ) extends from 77 ° to 78 ° 15 ' south latitude and from 27 ° 54' to 36 ° west longitude on the coast of the Weddell Sea and forms the south-western part from Coatsland . It was discovered by Wilhelm Filchner , head of the Second German Antarctic Expedition of 1911/12, and is named after Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria .

With the exception of three small Nunatak groups ( Littlewood , Bertrab and Moltke Nunataks ), the Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land is completely covered with ice.

literature

Georg Kleinschmidt : Geology of nunataks of Prinzregent-Luitpold-Land (Coats Land, Antarctica) and their geotectonic importance . In: Courier Research Institute Senckenberg . tape 237 , 2002, pp. 1-14 .