Queen Maud Land
Queen Maud Land is a roughly 2.7-million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west, specifically the Caird Coast, Coats Land on the West, and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east, specifically Enderby Land on the East.
- Arctic land
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,860 metres (9,390 feet)
- …is also known as “Dronning Maud Land”
- Description: Norway’s territorial claim in Antarctica
- Categories
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-72.5° or 72° 30′ south
Longitude
12° east
Open location code
2FVJG222+22
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Queen Maud Land” goes by many names.
Dronning Maud LandAfrikaans
Koningin Maud LandAfrikaans
Queen Maud LandAfrikaans
أرض الملكة مودArabic
أرض كوين مودArabic
Մոդ թագուհու երկիրArmenian
Tierra de la Reina MaudAsturian
Kraliça Mod TorpağıAzerbaijani
Maud Erreginaren LurraldeaBasque
Зямля Каралевы МодBelarusian
রানি মড ভূমিBengali
Zemlja kraljice MaudBosnian
Douar ar Rouanez MaudBreton
Dronning Maud LandBreton
Земя кралица МодBulgarian
Земя на кралица МодBulgarian
Terra de la Reina MaudCatalan
Мод паччахьан латтаChechen
毛德王后地Chinese
毛德皇后地Chinese
Dronning Maud LandCzech
Země královny MaudCzech
Dronning Maud LandDanish
ATNDutch
Dronning Maud LandDutch
Koningin MaudlandDutch
Queen Maud landDutch
ارض الملكه مودEgyptian Arabic
Dronning Maud LandEsperanto
Lando de MaudEsperanto
Lando de Reĝino MaudEsperanto
Kuninganna Maudi maaEstonian
Drotning MaudarlandFaroese
MaudarlandFaroese
MaudlandFaroese
Kuningatar Maudin maaFinnish
Dronning MaudGalician
Dronning Maud LandGalician
Terra da Raíña MaudGalician
დედოფალ მოდის მიწაGeorgian
Γη της Βασίλισσας ΜάουντGreek
Γη της Βασίλισσας ΜοντGreek
ארץ המלכה מודHebrew
דרונינג מוד לנדHebrew
रानी मौड धरतीHindi
Maud királyné földHungarian
MatthildarlandIcelandic
Dronning Maud LandIndonesian
Dronning Maud LandItalian
Queen Maud LandItalian
Terra della regina MaudItalian
Terra di regina MaudItalian
Terra regina MaudItalian
Terre della regina MaudItalian
クイーン・モード・ランドJapanese
ドローニング・モード・ランドJapanese
ドロンニング・モード・ランドJapanese
Мод патшайымының жеріKazakh
퀸모드랜드Korean
Dronning Maud LandLatvian
Karalienes Modas ZemeLatvian
Tæra da Reginn-a MaudLigurian
Karalienės Matildos ŽemėLithuanian
Karalienės Modos ŽemėLithuanian
Земја на Кралицата МодMacedonian
Tanah Permaisuri MaudMalay
Dronning Maud LandMin Nan Chinese
Könangin Maud LunNorthern Frisian
Dronnet Maud eanaNorthern Sami
Dronning Maud LandNorwegian
DMLNorwegian Bokmål
Dronning Maud LandNorwegian Bokmål
Norges AntarktisterritoriumNorwegian Bokmål
Dronning Maud LandNorwegian Nynorsk
Dronning Mauds LandNorwegian Nynorsk
Dronning mauds øyNorwegian Nynorsk
Tèrra de la rèina MaudOccitan (post 1500)
سرزمین شهبانو ماودPersian
سرزمین شهبانو مودPersian
سرزمین ملکه ماودPersian
Ziemia Królowej MaudPolish
ملکې ماود سيمهPushto
Ţara Reginei MaudRomanian
Zona Antarctică NorvegianăRomanian
Мод УласRussia Buriat
Мод Хатанай ГазарRussia Buriat
Земля Королевы МодRussian
Королевы Мод ЗемляRussian
Zem kráľovnej MaudSlovak
Dežela kraljice MaudSlovenian
Dronning Maud LandSlovenian
Daratan Ratu MaudSundanese
Dronning Maud LandSwedish
Drottning Maud LandSwedish
Drottning Mauds landSwedish
Queen Maud LandThai
ควีนม็อดแลนด์Thai
ดินแดนควีนมอดThai
Kraliçe Maud ArazisiTurkish
Kraliçe Maud TopraklarıTurkish
Земля Королеви МодUkrainian
کوئین ماود لینڈUrdu
Vùng đất Queen MaudVietnamese
Katunaan Reyna MaudWaray (Philippines)
毛德皇后地Wu Chinese
慕德皇后地Yue Chinese
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