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Kaiser Wilhelm II Land

Kaiser Wilhelm II Land proper noun: part of Antarctica, lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E.

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.

Origin of Kaiser Wilhelm II Land

Calque of German Kaiser-Wilhelmsland. 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.

Questions about Kaiser Wilhelm II Land

What does Kaiser Wilhelm II Land mean?
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land means part of Antarctica, lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E.
What part of speech is Kaiser Wilhelm II Land?
Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is a proper noun.

Words near Kaiser Wilhelm II Land in the dictionary

  1. kaiser
  2. kaiser blade
  3. kaiser blades
  4. kaiser roll
  5. kaiser rolls
  6. Kaiser Wilhelm II Land
  7. Kaiser window
  8. Kaiser windows
  9. Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
  10. kaiserdom
  11. kaiserdoms

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