Princess Ragnhild Coast (70°30′S 27°0′E) is the portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land lying between 20° E and Riiser-Larsen Peninsula, at 34° E. All but the eastern end of the coast is fringed by ice shelves. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Capt. Nils Larsen in aerial flights from the ship Norvegia on February 16, 1931, and named for Princess Ragnhild of Norway. Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land) is the part of Antarctica lying between the terminus of Stancomb-Wills Glacier, at 20°W, and Shinnan Glacier, at 44° 38E. It has a land area of approximately 2,500,000 km², mostly covered by the Antarctic ice sheet. ... Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen (June 7, 1890 - June 3, 1965). ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. ...

This article is based on a United States Geological Survey gazetteer.