List of mountain ranges of Greenland
View of a range at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet. A great number of mountain ranges in Greenland are yet unnamed
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Mountains rising above Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord
View of the Watkins Range
This is a list of mountain ranges of Greenland.
List by alphabetical order
- Alángup Qáqai, located in SW Disko Island[1]
- Alexandrine Range (Alexandrine Bjerge), rising above the southeastern shore of Denmark Fjord.
- Amitsorssûp Qulâ, located south of the Ameralik Fjord in West Greenland.[2]
- Barth Range (Barth Bjerge), located in Queen Margrethe II Land.[3]
- Borgtinderne, a long nunatak with multiple peaks east of the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range. Highest peak Borgetinde.[4]
- Brages Range (Brages Bjerge), located in a nunatak between the Fimbul and Sleipner glaciers at the head of the Bernstorff Fjord.[5]
- Crown Prince Frederick Range (Kronprins Frederik Bjerge), very large range of nunataks located southwest of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.[6]
- Daly Range (Daly Bjerge), located in Peary Land.[7]
- Dannebrog Range (Dannebrogsfjeldene), chain of mountains and nunataks located in southwestern Queen Louise Land.[3]
- Didrik Pining Range (Didrik Pining Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.[3]
- Dødemandstoppene (Danish for "Mountains of the Dead", lit. "Peaks of the Dead Men"), located in the Gronau Nunataks eastern zone.[8]
- Ejnar Mikkelsen Range (Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld), a long nunatak with multiple peaks east of the Watkins Range.[9]
- Ellemands Range (Ellemandsbjerge), located in Traill Island.[3]
- Fynske Alps (Fynske Alper), located north of the head of Denmark Fjord.
- Giesecke Range (Giesecke Bjerge), located in the east part of the Gauss Peninsula.[3]
- Gronau Nunataks (Gronau Nunatakker), a group of nunataks located in the area of the Gronau Glacier.[10]
- Grønne Range (Grønnebjerge), located in Traill Island.[3]
- H. H. Benedict Range (H. H. Benedict Bjerge), located in Peary Land.
- Halle Range (Hallebjergene), located in Clavering Island.[11]
- Haug Range (Hauge Bjerge), located in Hall Land.[12]
- Heywood Range (Heywood Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.[3]
- Hjelm Range (Hjelmbjergene), located on the southern coast of the Gauss Peninsula.[3]
- J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks near the west coast of Greenland.[13]
- Jyske Ridge (Jyske Ås), a ridge located south of Hagen Fjord.[14]
- Kangerluluk Range (Kangerluluk Bjerge), rising on the northern flank of Kangerluluk fjord.[15]
- Kloftbjerge, rising at the eastern end of Renland.[16]
- Klosterbjerge, located in Nathorst Land.[17]
- Knud Rasmussen Range (Knud Rasmussen Bjerge), located in West Greenland, south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier.[18]
- Lacroix Range (Lacroix Bjerge), located in SW Andrée Land on the eastern flank of Isfjord.[19]
- Lemon Range (Lemon Bjerge), located east of Courtauld Glacier which has its terminus in an arm of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.[20]
- Lilloise Range (Lilloise Bjerge), located southeast of the Watkins Range in King Christian IX Land.[21]
- Lindbergh Range (Lindbergh Fjelde), nunatak group located west of the Christian IV Glacier.[22]
- Mols Range (Mols Bjerge), located in Traill Island.[3]
- Murchison Range, a subrange of the Stauning Alps.[3]
- Musk Ox Range (Moskusoksefjeldene), located in Germania Land.[3]
- Nordfjord Plateau, located to the northeast of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.[23]
- Norlund Alps (Nørlund Alper), located in northern Hudson Land.[3]
- Paul Stern Land, an area of nunataks located in the SW area of inner Scoresby Sound.[24]
- Pentamerus Range (Pentamerus Bjerge), located in far NW Greenland.[25]
- Pictet Range (Pictet Bjerge), located on the southern side of Davy Sound.[3]
- Prince of Wales Range (Prinsen af Wales Bjerge), located north of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.[26]
- Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps (Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper), located in Holm Land.[27]
- Princess Elizabeth Alps, located in Crown Prince Christian Land.[28]
- Qalorujoorneq, located in Kulusuk Island.[29]
- Qârusuit Range, located in the Nuussuaq Peninsula.[30]
- Qivssakatdlagfik, located in Itilleq Island.[31]
- Queen Louise Land (Dronning Louise Land), vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay made up of several very large and numerous small nunataks.[3]
- Rasmussens Range (Rasmussens Bjerge), name sometimes used to refer to the northern part of the Watkins Range between the 69th parallel north and the Gronau Nunataks.[32]
- Rold Range (Rold Bjerge), located in Traill Island.[3]
- Roosevelt Range (Roosevelt Fjelde), located in Peary Land.[33]
- Roscoe Range (Roscoe Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.[3]
- Schweizerland, located north of the head of Sermilik in King Christian IX Land.[34]
- Sioraq Range (Sioraq Fjelde), located near Tasiilaq.[35]
- Sjælland Range (Sjællands Fjelde), located south of the head of Denmark Fjord.
- Skaermen (Skærmen), a long nunatak with multiple peaks west of the Watkins Range.[36]
- Skirivers Bjerge, west of Sehested Fjord.
- Sortebrae Range, located by the Sortebrae Glacier.[37]
- Søbjergene, located in Liverpool Land.[3]
- Stauning Alps (Stauning Alper), located in Scoresby Land.[3]
- Svinhufvud Range (Svinhufvud Bjerge), located in Traill Island.[3]
- Tågefjeldene (Ingolf Fjord), located on the west side of inner Ingolf Fjord.[3]
- Tågefjeldene (Hold with Hope), located in the southern part of Hold with Hope.[3]
- Wager Nunataks (Wager Nunatakker), a group of nunataks located southwest of the Magga Dan Glacier.[8]
- Watkins Range, the highest point of Greenland is located in this range.
- Wiedemann Range (Wiedemann Bjerge), located in a nunatak stretching northwards at the head of the Wiedemann Fjord.[38]
See also
- Geography of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountains of Greenland
- List of mountain ranges#Greenland
- List of Nunataks#Greenland
References
- ↑ "Alángup Qáqai". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Amitsorssûp Qulâ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Borgtinderne". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "Brages Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kronprins Frederik Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Daly Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- 1 2 Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS
- ↑ "Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Gronau Nunatakker". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Hallebjergene". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Hauge Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "J.A.D. Jensen Nunatakker, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Jyske Ås". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kangerluluk". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ "Kloftbjerge, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Klosterbjerge, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ "Knud Rasmussen Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lacroix Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lemon Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lilloise Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lindbergh Fjelde". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nordfjord Plateau". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ "Paul Stern Land". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Pentamerus Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Prinsen af Wales Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Prinsesse Elisabeth Alper". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 206. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
- ↑ "Qârusuit". GeoNames. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Qivssakatdlagfik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ Arctic Summits - Summit Climbs
- ↑ Roosevelt Range, Greenland - Geographical Names
- ↑ "Schweizerland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ↑ "Sioraq Fjelde". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Skærmen". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ "North America, Greenland, East Coast, Sortebrae Mountains, Seven Ascents". AAJ. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wiedemann Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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