Idun Peak

Idun Peak (77°38′30″S 161°24′32″E) is a small peak between Mount Thundergut and Veli Peak in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in consultation with the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee, is one in a group of names in the Asgard Range derived from Norse mythology, Idun (Iðunn) being a Norse goddess.[1]

References
  1. "Idun Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-06.

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