Alberich glacier
| Alberich glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 36 ′ S , 161 ° 36 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Sykes Glacier | |
The Alberich Glacier is a small glacier in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It flows west from Junction Knob to the east flank of the Sykes Glacier in the Asgard Range .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him after the dwarf king Alberich from Germanic mythology , in the Nibelungenlied keeper of the treasure of the Nibelungs .
Web links
- Alberich Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Alberich Glacier on geographic.org (English)