SANAE IV is a current South African Antarctic research base located in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land. The base is part of the South African National Antarctic Program (SANAP) and is operated by the South African National Antarctic Expedition.
SANAE IV on top of the southern buttress of Vesleskarvet.
A balloon floats into the sky as it is partially filled.
Queen Maud Land is a roughly 2.7-million-square-kilometre (1.0-million-square-mile) region of Antarctica claimed by Norway as a dependent territory. It borders the claimed British Antarctic Territory 20° west and the Australian Antarctic Territory 45° east. In addition, a small unclaimed area from 1939 was annexed in June 2015. Positioned in East Antarctica, it makes out about one-fifth of the continent, and is named after the Norwegian Queen Maud (1869–1938).
The Drygalski Mountains, a constituent range of the Orvin Mountains
Lake Untersee in Queen Maud Land. View from NW to Mt. Bastei.
Norway's main research station, Troll, in Queen Maud Land
The snow petrel is one of the species of birds found in Queen Maud Land.