Meanings
proper noun
- A mountain group in Kirwan Escarpment, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
Origin
From Norwegian heksegryte + peaks, literally “witches' cauldron peaks”, from hekse (“witch”) + gryta (“cauldron”).
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APA
Heksegryta Peaks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heksegryta%20Peaks
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“Heksegryta Peaks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heksegryta%20Peaks. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heksegryta Peaks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heksegryta%20Peaks.
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