The aim of the ECOgaps cruise was to improve our knowledgebase of the region's biological, chemical, and physical properties for the management of the King Haakon VII Sea from the coast of the Dronning Maud Land as part of CCAMLR's WSMPA Domain 4 planning. The focus of this cruise was on Astrid Ridge and Maud Rise. Work was divided into 7 packages: 1) Bird and marine mammal observations 2) Fish community 3) Benthic mapping 4) Zooplankton 5) Primary Production 6) Oceanography 7) Ocean Carbon chemistry. This is merely the preliminary cruise report with general impressions and initial observations and results.

D0 Place names are all official Norwegian place names for Dronning Maud Land.

D250 Map data is the most detailed map data collection covering Dronning Maud Land. The product has a content which largely corresponds to the Dronning Maud Land 1:250 000 map series, and with a level of detail also suitable for larger scales. The product covers the land and mountain areas of Dronning Maud Land.