| Ingolf Fjeld | |
|---|---|
  Ingolf Fjeld | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,503 m (4,931 ft) [1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 66°25′N35°38′W / 66.417°N 35.633°W Coordinates: 66°25′N35°38′W / 66.417°N 35.633°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
Ingolf Fjeld is a mountain in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq, Eastern Greenland. [1]
An attempt by Danish/British mountaineers to climb this peak was the subject of a 1981 Danish documentary movie named after the mountain. [2]
The mountain rises steeply from the shore at the northeastern end of the Kangertittivatsiaq fjord. [3] Ingolf Fjeld was mentioned as a 7,300-foot-high (2,225 m) peak by Fridtjof Nansen, who further said that it is the first mountain one sees far out at sea in the Denmark Strait when approaching East Greenland from Iceland. [4] Other sources give an elevation of 2,560 m (8,400 ft). [2]
Freddie Spencer Chapman, the surveyor of the British Arctic Air Route Expedition described the mountain thus:
At the head of the fjord, away in the distance, was a superb pinnacled mountain reminiscent of St. Paul's Cathedral; this was Ingolfs Fjeld. [5]
The South Face of Ingolfsfeld was climbed in 1975 by a team led by Steve Chadwick. The climb took four days in ascent and descent. 63 pitches, graded EDsup. The team also made the ascent and descent of the Croatian East Ridge in one 24-hour push.
Henry George "Gino" Watkins FRGS was a British Arctic explorer and nephew of Bolton Eyres-Monsell, 1st Viscount Monsell.
Count Eigil Knuth was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor of Danish polar explorers. His archaeological investigations were made in Peary Land and adjacent areas of High Arctic Greenland. Knuth was made a Knight of the Dannebrog.
Augustine Courtauld, often called August Courtauld, was a yachtsman and British Arctic explorer, best known for serving as the solo meteorologist of a winter observation post, Icecap Station, located in the interior of Greenland in 1930–1931.
The Watkins Range is Greenland's highest mountain range. It is located in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq municipality.
Umivik Bay, also known as Umiivik and Umerik, is a bay in King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
Lindenow Fjord or Kangerlussuatsiaq, is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
King Frederick VI Coast is a major geographic division of Greenland. It comprises the coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq and Kujalleq municipalities fronting the Irminger Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by King Christian IX Land on the north and the Greenland Ice Sheet to the west.
Thorland is a peninsula in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality.
The Stauning Alps 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.
Payer Peak, is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Petermann Peak,, also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
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. Its highest point is one of the highest peaks in Greenland.
The Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps are a mountain range system in the Holm Land Peninsula, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Kangertittivatsiaq, old spelling Kangerdlugssuatsiak, meaning "The rather large fjord," is a fjord in Sermersooq, Eastern Greenland.
Mount Wistar is a mountain in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Griffenfeld Island, Griffenfeldt Island, or Umanaq, after the name of the highest peak. is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southern Greenland.
Nordkrone is a mountainous area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
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.
Finn Devold was a Norwegian Arctic explorer, marine biologist and meteorologist. His father was parish priest Harald Ophus Devold. Together with his brother Hallvard Devold, Finn shared an interest in the Arctic areas and in the expansion of Norwegian sovereignty across Greenland.
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