Mount Saga (Antarctica)

Mount Saga (77°32′48″S 162°26′55″E / 77.54667°S 162.44861°E / -77.54667; 162.44861Coordinates: 77°32′48″S 162°26′55″E / 77.54667°S 162.44861°E / -77.54667; 162.44861) is a peak rising to 1,750 metres (5,740 ft), 1.2 nautical miles (2.2 km) southwest of Hetha Peak in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land. The summit surmounts a ridge at the southern extremity of the head of Hart Glacier. In association with the theme of names in Asgard Range, named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1994 after a goddess in Norse mythology whose name means seeress.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Mount Saga" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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