Geography | |
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Location | Peary Land, Greenland |
Coordinates | 83°0′N36°20′W / 83.000°N 36.333°W |
Adjacent to | |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Width | 30 km (19 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,466 m (4810 ft) |
Highest point | Unnamed |
Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Amundsen Land (Danish : Amundsens Land) or Amundsenland, is a peninsula in central North Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. [1] [2]
The territory was named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872 – 1928).
Amundsen Land is located in western Peary Land, to the south of Roosevelt Land, separated from it by the Harder Fjord and the Dreng Glacier (Dreng Brae) at its head. To the west it is limited by the Weyprecht Fjord, and to the south by the O.B. Bøggild Fjord and the Nordpasset, beyond which lies the Hans Tausen Ice Cap. The westernmost headland is Cape Holger Danske. [3] [1]
Amundsen Land is mountainous with many glaciated areas. The highest point is a 1,466 metres (4,810 ft) summit in the central part of the peninsula. [4]
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 northernmost point of Greenland's mainland, and Cape Bridgman in the northeast.
Warming Land is a peninsula in far northern Greenland. Administratively it is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. It was named after Danish botanist and ecologist Eugen Warming.
Hans Tausen Ice Cap is an ice cap in Peary Land, northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
De Long Fjord is a fjord system in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the northwest, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Wulff Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively it is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Henson Glacier, is one of the major glaciers in northern Greenland.
Nordkrone is a mountainous area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Helvetia Tinde is the highest mountain in the Roosevelt Range, Northern Greenland. It is also the highest mountain of the northernmost mountain range on Earth.
The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains 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.
Harder Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
Navarana Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland. It is named after an Inuit woman.
Nansen Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Roosevelt Land is a peninsula in far northern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Gertrud Rask Land is an area in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Melville Land is an area in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Herluf Trolle Land is an area in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Mount Clarence Wyckoff is a mountain in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively the mountain belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The Nordpasset, meaning "North Pass" in Danish, is a glacial valley in Peary Land, Greenland. Administratively, it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The Børglum River is a river in Peary Land, Greenland. It is the largest river in Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
O.B. Bøggild Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.