The Devil's Castle (german: Teufelsschloss) is a conspicuous
mountain
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rising above the
Kaiser Franz Josef Fjord at the SE end of
Andrée Land in eastern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
.
The feature is within the boundaries of
Northeast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, da, Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the 10th List of largest protected areas in the world, largest protected area (the only large ...
, currently the largest park on earth.
Geography
The Devil's Castle is a prominent mountain of reddish rock with a lighter stripe extending diagonally across its face. It is located within the
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord ( da, Kejser Franz Josef Fjord; kl, Kangerluk Kejser Franz Joseph) is a major fjord system in the NE Greenland National Park area, East Greenland.
Geography
The Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord has its mouth in the Foster Ba ...
about 100 km from the mouth, close to the southern side of
Cape Petersens
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...
, the NW extremity of
Ymer Island
Ymer Island ( da, Ymer Ø) is an island in northeastern Greenland. The island is a part of Northeast Greenland National Park.
Ymer Island is named after the Swedish geographical journal ''Ymer'', which published many accounts of Swedish expedit ...
. It rises steeply from the shore of the first bend of the fjord, south of Eleonore Bay.
[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 120]
This striking and easily noticeable mountain was named ''Teufelschloss'' ("Devil's Castle" or "Devil's Palace") by the Second
German North Polar Expedition
The German North Polar Expeditions were a short series of mid-19th century German expeditions to the Arctic. The aim was to explore the North Pole region and to brand the newly united, Prussian-led German Empire as a great power. In 1866, German ge ...
led by
Carl Koldewey
Carl Christian Koldewey (26 October 1837 – 17 May 1908) was a German Arctic explorer. He led both German North Polar Expeditions.
Life and career
Koldewey was the son of merchant Johann Christian Koldewey and his wife Wilhelmine Meyer. Koldewey ...
that first surveyed and partially explored the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord in 1869–70.
See also
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List of mountains of Greenland
This is a list of mountains in Greenland.
List
For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location ...
References
External links
*{{commonscat inline, Devil's Castle, Greenland
Weather forecast for Teufelsschloss (Greenland) Devil's Castle