Alberich Glacier

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Alberich Glacier (77°36′S 161°36′ECoordinates: 77°36′S 161°36′E) is a small glacier that drains west from Junction Knob toward the east flank of Sykes Glacier, in the Asgard Range, Victoria Land. It is one in a group of features in the range named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) mainly from Norse mythology. In German legend, Alberich is the all-powerful king of the dwarfs and chief of the Nibelungen.

This article incorporates text from Alberich Glacier, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.