Hetha Peak
| Hetha Peak | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 31 '50 " S , 162 ° 31' 40" E | |
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The Hetha Peak is a 1700 m high mountain in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In the Asgard Range of the Transantarctic Mountains, it rises 2.5 km northeast of Mount Saga from a ridge that lies on the western flank of the Newall Glacier .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named it in 1992 after the shield maiden Hetha from Norse mythology.
Web links
- Hetha Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hetha Peak on geographic.org (English)