Odin Valley
| Odin Valley | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 77 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Antarctic dry valley | |
The Odin Valley is an ice-free valley in East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located immediately east of Mount Odin .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named the valley based on the naming of Mount Odin after Odin , father of gods, god of war and death in Norse mythology .
Web links
- Odin Valley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Odin Valley on geographic.org (English)