Njord Valley

The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the of , Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Oliver Peak and Utgard Peak.

Peak
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the of , Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.

Peak
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the of , Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04.

Peak
The Inland Forts are a line of peaks extending between Northwest Mountain and Saint Pauls Mountain, in the of , Antarctica. The peaks were discovered by Ervon r. Koenig and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04. is situated 3 km south of Njord Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Linnaeus Terrace and Dais.

Locality
is a rock terrace on the north side of in the of , . It is protected under the Antarctic Treaty System as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No.138 because it is one of the richest known sites for the cryptoendolithic communities that colonise the Beacon Sandstone.

Locality
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica. is situated 8 km northeast of Njord Valley.

Locality
is a short, tapering on the north side of Plane Table that extends part way down the south wall of , . is situated 8 km east of Njord Valley.

Njord Valley

Latitude
-77.61667° or 77° 37′ south
Longitude
161.11667° or 161° 7′ east
Elevation
1,782 metres (5,846 feet)
Open location code
2VJ394M8+8M
Geo­Names ID
6622314
Wiki­data ID
Q7042489
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Njord Valley” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Njord Valley
  • German: Njord Valley
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Njord Valley
  • Swedish: Njord Valley

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Linnaeus Terrace and Sutherland Peak.

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