Asgard Range
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| Asgard Range | |
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 Unspecified peak in the Asgard Range | |
| Geography | |
  Asgard Range | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | Victoria Land |
| Range coordinates | 77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°E |
The Asgard Range (77°37′S 161°30′E / 77.617°S 161.500°E) is a mountain range in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It divides Wright Valley from Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley.[1] It is south of the Olympus Range and north of the Quartermain Mountains and the Kukri Hills.
The Asgard Range was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) after Asgard, the home of the Norse gods.[1]
Location
The Asgard Range extends in a west–east direction from Wright Upper Glacier, below the Antarctic Plateau, to Mount Newall above the Wilson Piedmont Glacier, which extends along the west coast of the Ross Sea. To the north, the Asgard Range is separated from the Olympus Range by the Wright Upper Glacier and the Wright Valley, from which the Wright Lower Glacier flows into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier. To the south, the Taylor Glacier and Taylor Valley separate the Asgard Range from the Quartermain Mountains and the Kukri Hills.[2][3]
Surrounding major glaciers and valleys
- Wright Upper Glacier is an ice apron at the upper west end of Wright Valley in the Asgard Range. It is formed by a glacier flowing east from the inland ice plateau.[4]
- Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for Wright Upper Glacier at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in Victoria Land, Antarctica.[4] It defines the north boundary of the Asgard Range.
- Taylor Glacier is a glacier in Antarctica about 35 nautical miles (65 km; 40 mi) long, flowing from the plateau of Victoria Land into the western end of Taylor Valley, north of the Kukri Hills.[5] It flows to the south of the Asgard Range. The middle part of the glacier is bounded on the north by the Inland Forts.
- Taylor Valley is an ice-free valley about 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) long, once occupied by the receding Taylor Glacier. It lies north of the Kukri Hills between the Taylor Glacier and New Harbour.[6] It defines the south boundary of the Asgard Range.
- Newall Glacier is a glacier in the east part of the Asgard Range. It flows east between Mount Newall and Mount Weyant into the Wilson Piedmont Glacier.[7]
- Wilson Piedmont Glacier is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land.[8]
