Kaiser Wilhelm II Land is a region of East Antarctica, situated between Cape Penck and Cape Filchner, within the sector claimed by Australia as part of the Australian Antarctic Territory. This claim, however, is not universally recognized due to the Antarctic Treaty System, which designates Antarctica for peaceful scientific research and prohibits new territorial assertions. The land was discovered in 1902 during the German Gauss expedition, which was funded by the German Emperor Wilhelm II and was subsequently named in his honor. It is geographically positioned between Princess Elizabeth Land to its west and Queen Mary Land to its east.