Asgard Range
Unspecified peak in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica.
Asgard Range
Asgard Range in Antarctica
The Asgard Range (77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°ECoordinates: 77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°E) is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It divides Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley, and was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958–59) after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods.
Geography
The Asgard Range contains numerous named features such as peaks, valleys, and glaciers, and even some sub-ranges. Many are named after Norse gods and mythological figures, in keeping with the name of the range itself.
- Inland Forts, MacDonald Hills
- Ball Peak, Mount Beowulf, Bromley Peak, Brunhilde Peak, Mount Carnes, Mount Darby, Mount Feola, Mount Freya, Mount Holm-Hansen, Mount Grendal, Mount Hall, Harp Hill, Harris Peak, Hetha Peak, Hind Turret, Hoehn Peak, Hoffman Peak, Idun Peak, Mount Irvine, Mount Jord, Mount Knox, Mount Loke, Lyons Cone, Matterhorn, Mattox Bastion, Mount Newall, Obelisk Mountain, Oliver Peak, Panorama Peak, Perk Summit, Ponder Peak, Mount Saga, Siegfried Peak, Siegmund Peak, Mount Thundergut, Mount Thor, Twickler Cone, Mount Ulla, Utgard Peak, Mount Valhalla, Mount Valkyrie, Veli Peak, Vishniac Peak, Vogler Peak, Webb Peak, Wolak Peak
- Alberich Glacier, Bartley Glacier, Beowulf Glacier, Conrow Glacier, Commonwealth Glacier,Decker Glacier, Ferguson Glacier, Fountain Glacier, Godwit Glacier, Heimdall Glacier, Meserve Glacier, Mime Glacier, Newall Glacier, Norris Glacier, Nylen Glacier, Repeater Glacier, Schlatter Glacier, Sykes Glacier, Valhalla Glacier, Wright Lower Glacier, Wright Upper Glacier
- David Valley, Donner Valley, Fenrir Valley, Hallet Valley, Jotunheim Valley, Koenig Valley, Nibelungen Valley, Njord Valley, Pearse Valley, Sessrumnir Valley, Tiw Valley, Tyrol Valley
- Flint Ridge, Gallagher Ridge, Hess Mesa, Horowitz Ridge, Hothem Cliffs, Kottmeier Mesa, Linnaeus Terrace, Martin Cirque, Morelli Ridge, Mudrey Cirque, Nichols Ridge, Plane Table, Pukeko Pond, Roa Ridge, Tractor Corner, Unwin Ledge
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