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Queen Mary Land
Queen Mary
Land
or the
Queen
Mary
Coast
is the portion of the
coast
of
Antarctica
lying
between
Cape Filchner
, in 91° 54'
E
, and
Cape Hordern
, at 100° 30' E. It is
claimed
by
Australia
as part of the
Australian Antarctic Territory
.
It was
discovered
in
February 1912
by the
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under the
leadership
of
Douglas Mawson
, who named it for
Mary of Teck
,
queen consort
of
George V
.