Siegmund Peak
| Siegmund Peak | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ S , 161 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Siegmund Peak is a mountain in the Asgard Range in the East Antarctic Victoria Land . Together with Siegfried Peak to the north, it forms a saddle on the east side of the entrance to the Odin Valley .
The New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee named him after Siegmund, father of Siegfried von Xanten from the Nibelungen saga .
Web links
- Siegmund Peak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Siegmund Peak on geographic.org (English)