Utgard Peak

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77°38′S 161°9′E / 77.633°S 161.150°E / -77.633; 161.150Coordinates: 77°38′S 161°9′E / 77.633°S 161.150°E / -77.633; 161.150) is a prominent peak, 2,050 m, located 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) north-northeast of Wolak Peak in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1982 from a proposal by , soil scientist with the DSIR, New Zealand. One of a group of names from Norse mythology in Asgard Range and Jotunheim Valley. Named after Utgard, a fortress in Jotunheim, home of the giants.

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