Mount Valkyrie

Mount Valkyrie

Mount Valkyrie (77°33′S 162°19′E / 77.55°S 162.317°E / -77.55; 162.317) is a dolerite capped peak on the south wall of Wright Valley, separating Bartley and Meserve Glaciers in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59, after the Valkyries of Norse mythology.

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