mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
s of
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 ...
Disko Island
Disko Island ( kl, Qeqertarsuaq, da, Diskoøen) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of ,
* Albert Heim Range ''(Albert Heim Bjerge)'', located in northern
Hudson Land
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
, north of Promenadedal.
* Alexandrine Range ''(Alexandrine Bjerge)'', rising above the southeastern shore of
Denmark Fjord
Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill ...
Queen Margrethe II Land
Queen Margrethe II Land ( da, Dronning Margrethe II Land) is a peninsula in the northern limit of King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area. History
The peninsula was named a ...
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Borgtinderne
Borgtinderne, meaning 'Castle Pinnacles' in the Danish language, is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
Geography
The Borgtinderne is a long nunatak wi ...
, a long
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
with multiple peaks east of the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range. Highest peak Borgetinde.
* Brages Range ''(Brages Bjerge)'', located at the western end of
Odinland
Odinland ( da, Odin Land), also ''Odinsland'' in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts, is a peninsula in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The peninsula is fully e ...
in a
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
between the Fimbul and Sleipner glaciers at the head of the
Bernstorff Fjord
Bernstorff Fjord ( da, Bernstorff Isfjord; kl, Kangertittivaq) is a fjord in King Frederick VI Coast, eastern Greenland.
Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The fjord was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernsto ...
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Crown Prince Frederick Range
The Crown Prince Frederick Range ( da, Kronprins Frederik Bjerge) is a large mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
Despite being relatively unknown it has ...
''(Kronprins Frederik Bjerge)'', very long range of nunataks stretching southwest of
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
Kangerlussuaq Fjord ( kl, Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; da, Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The fjord was named by the East-Greenland Coast Expedition led by Georg Carl Amdrup in ...
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Daly Range
The Daly Range or Daly Mountains ( da, Daly Bjerge) is a mountain range in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
It forms the eastern end of the northernmost mountain range ...
''(Daly Bjerge)'', a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the north ...
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Dannebrog Range
Dannebrog (until the mid-20th century often spelled Danebrog) may refer to:
Flags and orders
* The national Flag of Denmark
* Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen, links=no), a Royal Danish decoration
Places
* Dannebrog Island, a ...
''(Dannebrogsfjeldene)'', chain of mountains and nunataks located in southwestern
Queen Louise Land
Queen Louise Land ( da, Dronning Louise Land; kl, Nuna Dronning Louise) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National P ...
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Didrik Pining Range
Diderik or Didrik is a Norwegian male given name. In North Germanic languages, the native form would be ''Tjodrik'', but ''Diderik'' and ''Didrik'' have been loaned from Low German and are now a common name in Norway. It may also be a variant of t ...
''(Didrik Pining Bjerge)'', located in
Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Geography
The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...
.
* Dødemandstoppene (Danish for "Mountains of the Dead", lit. "Peaks of the Dead Men"), located in the Gronau Nunataks eastern zone.Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS /ref>
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Ejnar Mikkelsen Range
Ejnar Mikkelsen Range ( da, Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
The range is part of the greater Watkins Range and is named after Da ...
''(Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld)'', a long
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
with multiple peaks east of the Watkins Range.
* Ellemands Range ''(Ellemandsbjerge)'', located in
Traill Island
Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...
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* Fynske Alps ''(Fynske Alper)'', located north of the head of
Denmark Fjord
Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill ...
Graah Mountains
The Graah Mountains ( da, Graah Fjelde or ''Graah Bjerge'')Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland'', 2008 p. 33 are a mountain range in southeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Kuja ...
''(Graah Fjelde)'', rise to the south of
Kangerluluk
Kangerluluk, meaning 'the awful fjord', is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
Deposits of rare minerals have been found in this fjord, as well as in neighbouring Igutsaat Fjord. Geography
Kangerlulu ...
fjord and are relatively free from snow.
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Gronau Nunataks
The Gronau Nunataks ( da, Gronau Nunatakker) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
History
This group of nunataks at the edge of the vast Greenland ...
''(Gronau Nunatakker)'', a group of
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
s located in the area of the
Gronau Glacier Gronau may refer to:
Places
* Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, a city in district Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
**Gronau (Westf) railway station
*Gronau, Lower Saxony, a city on the river Leine in district Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany ...
Traill Island
Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...
.
* H. H. Benedict Range ''(H. H. Benedict Bjerge)'', a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the north ...
Halle Range
The Halle Range or Halle Mountains ( da, Hallebjergene) is a mountain range in Clavering Island, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The range was named ...
''(Hallebjergene)'', located in
Clavering Island
Clavering Island ( da, Clavering Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland off Gael Hamke Bay, to the south of Wollaston Foreland.
The Eskimonaes ''(Eskimonæs)'' radio and weather station was on this island. It was staffed by Danish scientists ...
.
* Häsi Mountains ''(Häsi Bjerge)'', located northwest of
Nathorst Land
Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard.
The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst
Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic ...
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Haug Range
The Haug Range ( da, Hauge Bjerge) is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The range is located in Hall Land, one of the coldest places in Greenland.
This mountain chain w ...
''(Hauge Bjerge)'', located in
Hall Land
Hall Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Hall Land is one of the coldest places in Greenland.
History
Hall Land was named after Charles Francis Hall, leader of the 1871 Polar ...
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Heywood Range Heywood may refer to:
People
*Heywood (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Heywood (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Places Antarctica
* Heywood Island (Antarctica), South Shetland I ...
''(Heywood Bjerge)'', located in
Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Geography
The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...
Hagen Fjord
Hagen Fjord is a fjord in north-eastern Greenland. It was named after Niels Peter Høeg Hagen, the cartographer of the main exploration team of the ill-fated Denmark expedition.
Geography
It opens into the southern shore of the Independence Fjord ...
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Kangerluluk Range
The Kangerluluk Range ( da, Kangerluluk Bjerge) is a mountain range in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Kujalleq Municipalities of Greenland, municipality.
This mountain group was nam ...
''(Kangerluluk Bjerge)'', rising on the northern flank of
Kangerluluk
Kangerluluk, meaning 'the awful fjord', is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
Deposits of rare minerals have been found in this fjord, as well as in neighbouring Igutsaat Fjord. Geography
Kangerlulu ...
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
Kangerlussuaq Fjord ( kl, Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; da, Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The fjord was named by the East-Greenland Coast Expedition led by Georg Carl Amdrup in ...
Renland
Renland is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. Despite its proximity to the coast Renland has an ice cap climate with bitterly cold winters and very low maximum temperatures in the summer.
Renland was na ...
Isfjord
Isfjord, meaning 'Ice Fjord' in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
The Isfjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord complex''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 120 in ...
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Lemon Range
The Lemon Range or Lemon Mountains ( da, Lemon Bjerge) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
History
The range was named by Gino Watkins after Captai ...
''(Lemon Bjerge)'', located east of Courtauld Glacier which has its terminus in an arm of
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
Kangerlussuaq Fjord ( kl, Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; da, Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The fjord was named by the East-Greenland Coast Expedition led by Georg Carl Amdrup in ...
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Lilloise Range
The Lilloise Range or Lilloise Mountains ( da, Lilloise Bjerge) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
In petrology the Lilloise Intrusion is named a ...
''(Lilloise Bjerge)'', located southeast of the Watkins Range in
King Christian IX Land
King Christian IX Land ( da, Kong Christian IX Land) is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N.
History
This area was named i ...
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
group located west of the
Christian IV Glacier
Christian IV Glacier ( da, Christian IV Gletscher or ''Kong Christian den IV's Gletscher'') is a large glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. It is named after King Christian IV of Denmark (1577 – 1648). Administratively this gla ...
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Mary Peary Peaks
The Mary Peary Peaks ( da, Mary Peary Tinder) are a mountain in the Roosevelt Range, Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively they belong to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The peaks were named by Robert Peary after his mother, ...
''(Mary Peary Tinder)'', Roosevelt Range located in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the north ...
Traill Island
Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...
Germania Land
Germania Land or Germanialand is a peninsula in northeastern Greenland. Despite the high latitude it is largely unglaciated.
History
This peninsula was named by Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, leader of the Danmark expedition, to commemorate its survey by ...
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
Kangerlussuaq Fjord ( kl, Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; da, Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The fjord was named by the East-Greenland Coast Expedition led by Georg Carl Amdrup in ...
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Nordkrone
Nordkrone ( da, Nordkronen, meaning "Northern Crown") is a mountainous area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Fossils dating back to the Silurian have been found in the area ...
''(Nordkronen)'', located in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the north ...
.Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne /ref>
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Norlund Alps
The Norlund Alps ( da, Nørlund Alper) are a mountain range in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively these mountains are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Google Earth History
The range was named during the 1929–1 ...
''(Nørlund Alper)'', located in northeastern
Hudson Land
Hudson may refer to:
People
* Hudson (given name)
* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
* Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
s located in the SW area of inner
Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately
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Pentamerus Range
The Pentamerus Range ( da, Pentamerus Bjerge) is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The area of the range is uninhabited.Google Earth
This mountain chain was named after ...
''(Pentamerus Bjerge)'', located in far NW Greenland.
* Pictet Range ''(Pictet Bjerge)'', located NW of
Antarctic Haven
Antarctic Haven ( da, Antarctic Havn) is a bay in King Christian X Land, Northeastern Greenland.
Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area.
History
This natural harbour was named ''"Antarctics Hamn"'' by Swedish A ...
, on the southern side of
Davy Sound
The Davy Sound ( da, Davy Sund) is a sound in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History
The sound was named and put on the map by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) ...
Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland
Kangerlussuaq Fjord ( kl, Kangerlussuaq, meaning 'large fjord'; da, Stor Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The fjord was named by the East-Greenland Coast Expedition led by Georg Carl Amdrup in ...
Holm Land
Holm Land ( da, Holms Land), sometimes referred to as "Hahn Land", is a peninsula in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
This peninsula was named by the 1906-1908 ...
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Princess Elizabeth Alps
The Princess Elizabeth Alps ( da, Prinsesse Elisabeth Alper) is a mountain range in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The range was named by Eigi ...
, located in
Crown Prince Christian Land
Crown Prince Christian Land ( da, Kronprins Christian Land) is a large peninsula in northern Greenland. It is a part of King Frederick VIII Land and administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
It was named after Crown P ...
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Qalorujoorneq
Qalorngoorneq is a small mountain range in the eastern part of Kulusuk Island in Sermersooq Municipality, southeastern Greenland. At Kulusuk Island
Kulusuk Island ( kl, Kulusup qeqertaa) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland.Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 It is an outlying island in the Ammassalik archipelago of islands on the coast of the ...
Nuussuaq Peninsula
Nuussuaq Peninsula (, old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq'') is a large (180x48 km) peninsula in western Greenland.
Geography
The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay. To the south and southwest the peninsula is bounded by Disko Bay, ...
Itilleq Island
Egger Island ( da, Eggers Ø; kl, Itilleq, old spelling: ''Itivdleq'') is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited.
Geography
Egger Island is an important landmark for a small islet off Ca ...
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Queen Louise Land
Queen Louise Land ( da, Dronning Louise Land; kl, Nuna Dronning Louise) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National P ...
''(Dronning Louise Land)'', vast mountainous region located west of
Dove Bay
Dove Bay ( da, Dove Bugt) is a bay in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park area.
Etymology
Dove bay is said to have been the legendary ''Breidifjòrdr'' of the Sagas of Icelanders. ...
made up of several very large and numerous small nunataks.
* Rasmussens Range ''(Rasmussens Bjerge)'', name sometimes used to refer to the northern part of the Watkins Range between the
69th parallel north
The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 degree (angle), degrees true north, north of the Earth, Earth's equator, equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through ...
and the
Gronau Nunataks
The Gronau Nunataks ( da, Gronau Nunatakker) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
History
This group of nunataks at the edge of the vast Greenland ...
Traill Island
Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...
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Roosevelt Range
The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains ( da, Roosevelt Fjelde) is a mountain range in Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Its highest peak is the highest point in Peary Land.
Locat ...
''(Roosevelt Fjelde)'', located in
Peary Land
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the north ...
Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Geography
The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...
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Schweizerland
Schweizerland, also known as Schweizerland Alps, is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.Google Earth Its highest point is one of the highest peaks in G ...
, located north of the head of
Sermilik
Sermilik ( da, Egede og Rothes Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The settlement of Tasiilaq is located about 15 km to the east of the mouth of the fjord.
Geography
This fjord, whose Gre ...
in
King Christian IX Land
King Christian IX Land ( da, Kong Christian IX Land) is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N.
History
This area was named i ...
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* Sioraq Range ''(Sioraq Fjelde)'', located near
Tasiilaq
Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Green ...
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* Sjælland Range ''(Sjællands Fjelde)'', located south of the head of
Denmark Fjord
Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill ...
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* Skaermen ''(Skærmen)'', a long nunatak with multiple peaks west of the
Watkins Range
The Watkins Range ( da, Watkins Bjerge) is Greenland's highest mountain range. It is located in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq municipality.
The range was named after British Arctic explorer Gino Watkins.
History
Made up entirely of nunat ...
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Skirnir Mountains
Skirnir Mountains ( da, Skirners Bjerge) is a group of nunataks in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq municipality, SE Greenland.
The range is named after Skírnir, the messenger of god Freyr in Norse mythology. Geography
The Skirnir Mounta ...
, west of
Sehested Fjord
Sehested Fjord ( kl, Uummannap Kangertiva)) is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland.
This fjord was named in 1829 by Lieutenant W. A. Graah after Danish Admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested.
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Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Geography
The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...
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Stauning Alps
The Stauning Alps ( da, Stauning Alper) are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
This mounta ...
''(Stauning Alper)'', located in
Scoresby Land
Scoresby Land is an area of Eastern Greenland, which lies partly in Sermersooq and partly in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is uninhabited, except for Mestersvig, a military outpost.
Muskoxen are found in Scoresby Land, and ...
Traill Island
Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography
Traill Island is a coastal island located in the ...
Hold with Hope
Hold with Hope is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Geologically Hold with Hope is a place of great interest.
Geography
Hold with Hope is located between Loch Fyne in th ...
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Wager Nunataks
Wager can refer to:
Gambling
* Wager, the amount of a valuable staked when gambling on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods
* Legal wager, required by both parties at the preliminary hearin ...
''(Wager Nunatakker)'', a group of
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
Watkins Range
The Watkins Range ( da, Watkins Bjerge) is Greenland's highest mountain range. It is located in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq municipality.
The range was named after British Arctic explorer Gino Watkins.
History
Made up entirely of nunat ...
, the highest point of Greenland is located in this range.
* Werner Range ''(Werner Bjerge)'', located in
Scoresby Land
Scoresby Land is an area of Eastern Greenland, which lies partly in Sermersooq and partly in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is uninhabited, except for Mestersvig, a military outpost.
Muskoxen are found in Scoresby Land, and ...
Wiedemann Range
The Wiedemann Range ( da, Wiedemann Bjerge) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.
History
The range was visited in 1932 by a team of geologists belong ...
''(Wiedemann Bjerge)'', located in a
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
Geography of Greenland
Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the largest island in the world—and more than a hundred other smaller i ...
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List of mountain peaks of Greenland
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence. All ...
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List of mountains of Greenland
This is a list of mountains in 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 ...
Ranges
In the Hebrew Bible and in the Old Testament, the word ranges has two very different meanings.
Leviticus
In Leviticus 11:35, ranges probably means a cooking furnace for two or more pots, as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number; or perhaps ...