Sessrumnir Valley

Sessrumnir Valley is a high, mainly ice-free valley lying east of Mount Freya in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) approved the name in 1982 from a proposal by G.G.C. Claridge, Soil Bureau, DSIR, New Zealand. One of several names from Norse mythology in Asgard Range; Sessrumnir being the palace of the goddess Freya.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sessrumnir Valley" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 77°37′S 160°52′E / 77.617°S 160.867°E / -77.617; 160.867


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