The Hjelm Range ( da, Hjelmbjergene) is a
mountain range in the
Gauss Peninsula
Gauss Peninsula ( da, Gauss Halvø) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively this peninsula is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History
The second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 originally gave the name ' ...
,
King Christian X Land, northeastern
Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the
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 ...
zone.
The range was named by the 1931 - 1934
Three-year Expedition to East Greenland following a suggestion by expedition member
Thyge Johansen, who said that the rounded mountaintops reminded him of the
helmets worn by
Roman soldiers
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.
Geography
The Hjelm Range is a mountain chain located in the southern part of the
Gauss Peninsula
Gauss Peninsula ( da, Gauss Halvø) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively this peninsula is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History
The second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 originally gave the name ' ...
stretching roughly from NW to SE along the coast of the
Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord. Its northern limit is the Paralleldal
and the highest point of the range is high
Harder Bjerg
Harder may refer to:
* Harder (surname)
*Harder Fjord, North Greenland
* Harder (mountain), mountain near Interlaken in Switzerland, with a viewpoint at the Harderkulm
*Harder, Washington, unincorporated community, United States
* Harder (fish), or ...
(Hardersbjerg)
The Vestre Plateau and the Margrethedal mark the eastern limit of the range. The area of the Hjelm mountains is uninhabited.
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Mountains
*
Bøggild Bjerg
*
Gunnbjörnfjellet
*
Harder Bjerg
Harder may refer to:
* Harder (surname)
*Harder Fjord, North Greenland
* Harder (mountain), mountain near Interlaken in Switzerland, with a viewpoint at the Harderkulm
*Harder, Washington, unincorporated community, United States
* Harder (fish), or ...
*
Langbjerg
*
Smith Woodward Bjerg
Smith may refer to:
People
* Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals
* Smith (given name)
* Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland
** List of people wit ...
*
Stensiø Bjerg
*
Torkjellfjellet
See also
*
List of mountain ranges of Greenland
References
External links
Tertiary volcanism in northern E Greenland: Gauss Halvø and Hold with Hope Mountain ranges of Greenland
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