Lutzow-Holm Bay is a large bay in Antarctica, about 120 miles wide, indenting the coast of Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land

Queen Maud Land is a c. 2.7 million-square-kilometre region of Antarctica claimed as a dependent territory by Norway. The territory lies between 20° west and 45° east, between the British Antarctic Territory to the west and the Australian Antarctic Territory to the east. The latitudinal...

 between Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

Riiser-Larsen Peninsula is a large peninsula forming the western portal to Lutzow-Holm Bay and marking the separation of the Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald Coasts. Named for Captain Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen who discovered the peninsula in a flight from the Norvegia on February 21, 1931....

 and the coastal angle immediately east of the Flatvaer Islands

Flatvaer Islands

The Flatvaer Islands is a group of small islands, of which Ongul Island is the largest, lying at the east side of the entrance of Lützow-Holm Bay, 4 km from coastline. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Flatvær ....

. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman. Among his achievements, he is generally regarded as the founder of the Royal Norwegian Air Force....

 in two airplane flights from his expedition vessel, the Norvegia, on February 21 and February 23, 1931. The name honours Cdr. Finn Lützow-Holm

Finn Lützow-Holm

Finn Trond Lützow-Holm was a Norwegian military officer, aviation pioneer and polar explorer.He was born in Nesseby as a son of priest and politician Ole Arntzen Lützow-Holm and Anne Marie Riddervold Jensen . His mother was a daughter of Peter Andreas Jensen and granddaughter of Hans Riddervold...

 of the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service

The Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service was alongside the Norwegian Army Air Service the forerunner to the modern-day Royal Norwegian Air Force.- History :...

, a pilot for Captain Riiser-Larsen on the Aagaard in 1935.