Cape Ryugu

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Cape Ryugu ( 67°58′S44°2′E / 67.967°S 44.033°E / -67.967; 44.033 Coordinates: 67°58′S44°2′E / 67.967°S 44.033°E / -67.967; 44.033 ) is a rocky cape 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of Rakuda Rock on the coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Mapped from surveys and air photos by Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE), 1957–62, and named Ryugu-misaki (cape of the dragon's palace).

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Queen Maud Land Norways territorial claim in Antarctica

Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million square kilometre (1.04 million sq mi) region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the claimed British Antarctic Territory to the west and the similarly claimed Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. On most maps there had been an unclaimed area between Queen Maud Land's borders of 1939 and the South Pole until 12 June 2015 when Norway formally annexed that area. Positioned in East Antarctica, the territory comprises about one-fifth of the total area of Antarctica. The claim is named after the Norwegian queen Maud of Wales (1869–1938).

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