Asgard Range
| Asgard Range | |
|---|---|
 Unspecified peak in the Asgard Range | |
| Geography | |
  Asgard Range | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Victoria Land |
| Range coordinates | 77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°ECoordinates: 77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°E |
The Asgard Range 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.
Mountains[]
- 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
- Mount Odin
- 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
Glaciers[]
- 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
Valleys[]
- David Valley
- Donner Valley
- Fenrir Valley
- Hallet Valley
- Jotunheim Valley
- Koenig Valley
- Nibelungen Valley
- Njord Valley
- Pearse Valley
- Sessrumnir Valley
- Tiw Valley
- Tyrol Valley
Other features[]
- Colosseum Cliff
- Flint Ridge
- Gallagher Ridge
- Hess Mesa
- Horowitz Ridge
- Hothem Cliffs
- Inland Forts
- Kottmeier Mesa
- Linnaeus Terrace
- Martin Cirque
- MacDonald Hills
- Morelli Ridge
- Mudrey Cirque
- Nichols Ridge
- Plane Table
- Pukeko Pond
- Roa Ridge
- Tractor Corner
- Unwin Ledge
Gallery[]
Commonwealth Glacier
Unspecified peak in the Asgard Range
References[]
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Asgard Range". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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