Valhalla Glacier
| Valhalla Glacier | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Asgard Range , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 34 ′ S , 161 ° 58 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Wright Valley | |
The Valhalla Glacier is a glacier in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . In the Asgard Range, it flows between Mount Valhalla and the Conrow Glacier into the Wright Valley .
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
- Valhalla Glacier in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Valhalla Glacier on geographic.org (English)