Princess Martha Coast

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Princess Martha Coast is a section of Antarctica’s Queen Maud Land coastline, known for its ice-covered shores and Norwegian exploration history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coast of Antarctica
geographical region
borderedBy ice shelves
countryClaimedBy Norway NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Norwegian whalers
exploredBy Lars Christensen expeditions
Norwegian expeditions
governedBy Antarctic Treaty System
hasCharacteristic ice-covered shores
largely glaciated
hasClimateZone Antarctic climate zone
hasCoastlineOn Southern Ocean NERFINISHED
hasConservationRegime protected under Antarctic environmental protocols
hasEnvironment permanent ice cover
polar climate
hasFeature glaciers terminating in the sea
ice cliffs
ice shelves
hasHistoricalConnection Norwegian whaling industry
hasHistoricalPeriodOfExploration early 20th century
hasLanguageOfExploration Norwegian
hasLegalStatus territorial claim recognized only by some states
hasNavigationHazard icebergs
sea ice
hasNo permanent civilian population
hasPrimarySurface ice
snow
isPartOfPolarRegion East Antarctica NERFINISHED
knownFor Norwegian exploration history
coastal ice shelves
locatedIn Queen Maud Land NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Antarctica NERFINISHED
mappedBy Norwegian cartographers
namedAfter Crown Princess Märtha of Norway NERFINISHED
Princess Märtha of Sweden NERFINISHED
partOf Norwegian territorial claim in Antarctica
Norwegian-claimed Dronning Maud Land region NERFINISHED
coast of Queen Maud Land
subjectTo Antarctic Treaty System NERFINISHED
usedFor scientific research

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Queen Maud Land coastName Princess Martha Coast