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| New Swabia Neuschwabenland | |
|---|---|
| Defunct Antarctic claim of Nazi Germany | |
 Expedition logo
(1938–39) | |
 Territory comprising New Swabia shown in red | |
| Historical era | World War II |
| 19 January 1939 | |
| 9 April 1940 | |
| 8 May 1945 | |
| Today part of |  Queen Maud Land |
New Swabia (Norwegian and German: Neuschwabenland) was an area of Antarctica explored, with the intention to claim it, by Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1939, within the Norwegian territorial claim of Queen Maud Land . The region was named after the expedition's ship, Schwabenland, itself named after the German region of Swabia.[1][2] Although the name "New Swabia" is occasionally mentioned in historical contexts, it is not an officially recognized cartographic name in modern use. The area is now part of Queen Maud Land, governed under the Antarctic Treaty System.
- ^ McGonigal, David, Antarctica, frances lincoln ltd, 2009, ISBN 0-7112-2980-5, 978-0-7112-2980-8, p. 367
- ^ Widerøe, Turi (2008). "Annekteringen av Dronning Maud Land". Norsk Polarhistorie (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2011.