Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

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Location of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

The Riiser-Larsen Peninsula (Norwegian: Riiser-Larsenhalvøya) is a large peninsula which forms the western portal to Lützow-Holm Bay and marks the separation of the Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald Coasts. It was named after Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen who discovered the peninsula in a flight from the Norvegia on 21 February 21 1931.^[1]