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Utgard Peak

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Utgard Peak (77°38′S 161°9′E) is a prominent peak, 2,050 m, located 0.8 nautical miles (1.5 km) north-northeast of Wolak Peak in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1982 from a proposal by G.G.C. Claridge, soil scientist with the DSIR, New Zealand. One of a group of names from Norse mythology in Asgard Range and Jotunheim Valley. Named after Utgard, a fortress in Jotunheim, home of the giants.

Map of Utgard Peak, Antarctica

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Utgard Peak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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