Mime Glacier

Mime Glacier (77°37′S 161°46′E / 77.617°S 161.767°E / -77.617; 161.767Coordinates: 77°37′S 161°46′E / 77.617°S 161.767°E / -77.617; 161.767) is a small glacier at the south (upper) end of Tiw Valley in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The name is one in a group given by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee from Norse mythology. In Der Ring des Nibelungen, Mime is the smith who aids Siegfried to win the ring and is slain by the hero for his treachery.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mime Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

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