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1845: 52: 1857: 1877: 1821: 246: 1833: 1788: 282: 1197: 869: 1918: 275: 997: 1937: 268: 181: 147: 21: 1600: 1962: 195: 161: 130:, initially discovered on 2009 satellite imagery and subsequently visited, with about 20,000 adults and chicks estimated in 2014. 1560: 1545: 1475: 1480: 1450: 1400: 1590: 1500: 1445: 1357: 1911: 1440: 1322: 1048: 1952: 186: 152: 1957: 1718: 478: 215: 250: 1947: 919: 1904: 254: 191: 157: 1337: 621: 1202: 596: 1515: 1073: 939: 909: 99: 91: 1811: 687: 611: 78:, at 34° E. All but the eastern end of the coast is fringed by ice shelves. It was discovered by Capt. 1942: 841: 546: 523: 1007: 793: 1892: 1152: 798: 533: 404: 399: 75: 51: 760: 1392: 351: 341: 123: 1849: 1673: 1217: 409: 79: 1723: 1630: 1017: 944: 654: 300: 8: 1683: 1297: 460: 291: 119: 1282: 98:
on the west side of Riiser-Larsen Peninsula; it was mapped from air photos taken by the
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some 230 km west of the Riiser-Larsen Peninsula, has been designated an
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BirdLife International. 2015 1: 133: 1891:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 100:Lars Christensen Expedition 92:Princess Ragnhild of Norway 10: 1979: 1953:Regions of Queen Maud Land 1870: 94:. Vestvika Bay is a large 1958:Coasts of Queen Maud Land 1629: 1391: 1143: 1115: 1092: 1034: 1016: 998:Franklin Island southwest 968: 855: 822: 769: 731: 663: 640: 532: 459: 441: 418: 360: 317: 299: 216:"Princess Ragnhild Coast" 148:"Princess Ragnhild Coast" 794:Greater Mackellar Island 114:, within a crack in the 1948:Princess Ragnhild Coast 799:Lesser Mackellar Island 534:Princess Elizabeth Land 405:Riiser-Larsen Peninsula 400:Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf 395:Princess Ragnhild Coast 76:Riiser-Larsen Peninsula 68:Prinsesse Ragnhild Kyst 60:Princess Ragnhild Coast 1887:location article is a 1789:Southern Powell Island 1393:South Shetland Islands 352:Stancomb-Wills Glacier 342:Dawson-Lambton Glacier 251:public domain material 124:BirdLife International 110:A 379 ha site on 67: 56: 1674:Christoffersen Island 410:Svarthamaren Mountain 80:Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen 54: 1724:Inaccessible Islands 1631:South Orkney Islands 1018:King Edward VII Land 945:Inexpressible Island 761:GĂ©ologie Archipelago 655:Shackleton Ice Shelf 301:Queen Elizabeth Land 292:Important Bird Areas 1684:Ferguslie Peninsula 1476:East of Nelly Point 1298:Lagotellerie Island 920:Duke of York Island 461:Mac. 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70°30′S 27°0′E / 70.500°S 27.000°E / -70.500; 27.000

Norwegian
Queen Maud Land
Riiser-Larsen Peninsula
Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen
Nils Larsen
Princess Ragnhild of Norway
bay
Lars Christensen Expedition
fast ice
ice shelf
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
emperor penguins
"Princess Ragnhild Coast"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Vestvika Bay"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
"Princess Ragnhild Coast"
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United States Geological Survey
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Important Bird Areas

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