Dronning Maud Land

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The location of Dronning Maud Land in Antarctica. thumb|The southern Drygalski Mountains in Dronning Maud Land, with Ulvetanna at right. thumb|The Norwegian Troll research station in Dronning Maud Land. Etymology nb ine-pro *dʰrewgʰ- serve *megʰ- *lendʰ- land Named after Maud of Wales Queen Maud of Norway (1869–1938), wife of Haakon VII of Norway King Haakon VII. The name dates from the Norwegian exploration and mapping of the area during the third Norvegia expedition of 1929–1930, led by Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen with Finn Lützow-Holm as one of the expedition's aviators. The name, originally applied to land explored during these expeditions, was subsequently used for the wider Norwegian Antarctic territory annexed on 14 January 1939. Literally “Queen Maud Land”. The first element nb dronning queen is from nb non dróttning queen, lady, derived from non dróttinn lord, ruler, from nb gem-pro *druhtinaz leader, lord, sovereign, itself derived from gem-pro *druhtiz band of retainers, troop, ultimately from nb ine-pro *dʰrewgʰ- serve to serve, accompany; be loyal. The personal name en Maud is from nb fro Mahaut, from Frankish *Mahtihild, ultimately from nb gem-pro *Mahtihildiz, a compound of gem-pro *mahtiz strength, power and gem-pro *hildiz battle, fight, conventionally interpreted as “strength in battle”. gem-pro *mahtiz derives from ine-pro *mógʰtis power, ability, from the root ine-pro *megʰ- to be able. gem-pro *hildiz is probably from ine-pro *kelh₂- to hit, strike, though this deeper derivation is not certain. The final element nb land land is from nb non land land, from nb gem-pro *landą land, ultimately from nb ine-pro *lendʰ- land land, heath. Parallel translations include en Queen Maud Land, de Königin-Maud-Land and pl Ziemia Królowej Maud Queen Maud Land. Pronunciation nb /²drɔnːɪŋ ˈmoːd ˌlanː/ [ˈdrɔ̂nːɪŋ ˈmoːd ˌlanː] nb anː 4 nb Dron ning Maud Land Proper noun nb proper noun 1 Queen Maud Land; nb region c/Norway in/Antarctica Dependent territories of Norway, a Norwegian dependency (nb biland) and territorial claim in eastern Antarctica, between 20° W and 45° E. nb Norge har en helårsbemannet forskningsstasjon i Dronning Maud Land. Norway has a year-round research station in Queen Maud Land. nb 31 December 2024 Tore Gjelsvik; Birgit Njåstad Dronning Maud Land Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Dronning_Maud_Land Dronning Maud Land er et norsk biland i Antarktis. Queen Maud Land is a Norwegian dependency in Antarctica. https://web.archive.org/web/20260915210301/https://snl.no/Dronning_Maud_Land 15 September 2026 Coordinate terms nb Bouvetøya Bouvet Island nb Peter I Øy Peter I Island References dronning land https://data.npolar.no/placename/ca4ed267-9d11-5157-bb0d-71e9469c6660 Dronning Maud Land Place names in Norwegian polar areas Norwegian Polar Institute 15 September 2026 https://sprakradet.no/stedsnavn-og-navn-pa-statsorgan/navnelister-norsk-skrivemate/utanlandske-stadnamn-navn-pa-stater-og-sprak-transkripsjon/utanlandske-stadnamn/ Utanlandske stadnamn Language Council of Norway Språkrådet no 15 September 2026 https://lovdata.no/lov/1930-02-27-3 Lov om Bouvet-øya, Peter I's øy og Dronning Maud Land m.m. (bilandsloven) Lovdata no 15 September 2026 https://snl.no/Maud_-_kvinnenamn Maud Store norske leksikon Gulbrand Alhaug nn 15 September 2026 nb eponyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology nn Maud of Wales Norwegian queen = 1869 1938. Proper noun nn proper noun Dronning Maud Land nn a region claimed as a <<dependent territory>> by <<c/Norway>>, in eastern <<cont/Antarctica>> Queen Maud Land nn Geographic and cultural areas of Antarctica