Queen Mary Land

- 66.7596Koordinaten: 66 ° 45 ' S, 96 ° 0' O

The Queen Maryland - also known as Queen Mary Coast - is an area on the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory, which lies between the Wilhelm II country to the west and Wilke country in the east. The coast extends from Cape Filchner (91 ° 54 'E) to Cape Hordern (100 ° 30' E ). It was discovered in February 1912 as part of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition ( 1911-1914 ) led by Douglas Mawson, if, after Mary of Teck, wife of British King George V., named. On its coast lies the Shackleton Ice Shelf.

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