Kaiser Wilhelm II Land

English

Etymology

The area was discovered on 22 February 1902, during the 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 II Land

  1. Part of Antarctica, lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E.
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