Name details

Jotunheim Valley

Jotunheim Valley (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Jotunheim Valley  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 113659

Feature type: Valley (2g)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A high, mainly ice-free valley to the east of Wolak Peak and Utgard Peak in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. Saint Pauls Mountain stands at the head of the valley. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MF08

Named For

The feature was named in 1982 by the NZ-APC from a proposal by Graeme G.C. Claridge, soil scientist with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), New Zealand. One of several names in the Asgard Range from Norse mythology, Jotunheim being the home of the giants.

Location

Latitude:
77° 38' 00.0" S
-77.63333°
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Longitude:
161° 13' 00.0" E
161.21667°
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Altitude:
1667 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MF08 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
29-Nov-1978

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