Mount Valhalla
| Mount Valhalla | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Mount Valhalla is a mountain in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Asgard Range of the Transantarctic Mountains, it towers over the south side of the Wright Valley on the western flank of the Valhalla Glacier .
The designation took place in 1976 on the joint resolution of the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names and the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee based on the designation of the Asgard Range. It is named after the Valhalla , resting place of the fighters from Norse mythology who fell in battle .
Web links
- Mount Valhalla in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Mount Valhalla on geographic.org (English)