A base known as Maudheim was established on the Quar Ice Shelf along the coast of Queen Maud Land in February 1950.
[1] The expedition was transported aboard a 600-ton sealer named Norsel that was powered by a German U-boat diesel engine.
The Norsel made three round-trips to the Antarctic, with subsequent visits accompanied by a Norwegian and a Swedish flying unit to assist with aerial photography.
It also found evidence that suggest a portion of Antarctica (Dronning Maud Land) was once joined to southern Africa.
[2] Further scientific studies have also found strong evidence that eastern Antarctica was adjacent to southern Africa until the late Jurassic period.