Kaiser-Wilhelm-II.-Land

- 67.08333333333390.083333333333Koordinaten: 67 ° 5 ' S, 90 ° 5' O

Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is a sector of the continent Antarctica between the geographical coordinates 87 ° 43 'E and 91 ° 54' east and therefore. Between Cape Penck and Cape Filchner The area is now claimed as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory of Australia. It was discovered by the German polar expedition, headed by the scientist Erich von Drygalski on February 22, 1902, named after the German Kaiser Wilhelm II, who financed the expedition with 1.2 million marks.

In the south of the bay where the expedition Drygalski outsourced to 8 February 1903 is the 370 meter high Gaussberg, an extinct volcano.

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