questionedithistorytranslationsCurrent version This is the accepted version. added by globalquiz.org May 24, 2013, 9:24 a.m. After whom is Queen Maud Land in Antarctica named? Dutch queenNorwegian queenRussian queenMythical queen of the AmazonsQueen Maud Land was the first part of Antarctica to be sighted. The name was initially applied in January 1930 to the land discovered by Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Finn Lützow-Holm during Norvegia expedition of 1929–30. It was named after the Norwegian Queen Maud of Wales, wife of the then-reigning King Haakon VII.globalquiz.orgShare and bring new players to the game!0Very uninterestingToo difficultPoorly writtenIncorrect or questionableCorrect this question5Very interesting!reach: rather globalAntarcticAntarcticadiscoverersexplorersgeographic namesgeographical namesgeographygeography of ScandinaviaNorwayqueensScandinaviaVotes +5 Very interesting! globalquiz.org