Mount Odin (Victoria Land)

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Mount Odin (

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77°34′53″S 161°37′11″E / 77.58139°S 161.61972°E / -77.58139; 161.61972Coordinates: 77°34′53″S 161°37′11″E / 77.58139°S 161.61972°E / -77.58139; 161.61972) is the most prominent peak, though not the highest, in the Asgard Range, of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It rises over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) just south of Lake Vanda. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) (1958-59) for the Norse god Odin.[1] Odin Valley is immediately to the east.

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  1. ^ "Mount Odin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-05-03.

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