Siegfried Peak
Siegfried Peak | |
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![]() ![]() Siegfried Peak Location in Antarctica | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 77°34′S 161°46′E / 77.567°S 161.767°ECoordinates: 77°34′S 161°46′E / 77.567°S 161.767°E |
Geography | |
Location | Antarctica |
Parent range | Asgard Range |
Siegfried Peak is a peak that forms a saddle with Siegmund Peak immediately southward, standing at the east side of the entrance to Odin Valley in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, in Antarctica. Named after Siegfried, the peak is one in a group of features in the area named after characters Norse mythology by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC). Siegfried was the hero of various German legends, particularly of the Nibelungenlied.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Siegfried Peak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Categories:
- Mountains of the Asgard Range
- McMurdo Dry Valleys
- McMurdo Dry Valleys geography stubs