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Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
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Etymology
en de Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. The area was discovered on 22 February 1902, during the Gauss expedition Gauss expedition of 1901–1903 led by Arctic veteran and geologist Erich von Drygalski. Drygalski named it after the sitting Kaiser Wilhelm II who had funded the expedition with 1.2 million goldmarks.
Proper noun
Kaiser Wilhelm mul II Land
Part of Antarctica, lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E.
Related terms
en Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
en eponyms terms containing Roman numerals