Johannes V. Jensen Land | |
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Location of Johannes V. Jensen Land | |
Country | Greenland |
Zone | Northeast Greenland National Park |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
• Width | 55 km (34 mi) |
Elevation | 1,890 m (6,200 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | Uninhabited |
Johannes V. Jensen Land is an area in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is remote and currently uninhabited.
Johannes V. Jensen Land is the northernmost region on Earth. [1]
This extreme northern area was sparsely inhabited about 2,400 years ago. Its inhabitants were people dependent on hunting muskoxen for survival. The ruins near the head of Frigg Fjord are the northernmost remains of settlements in human history. [2]
This region was named after Danish author Johannes V. Jensen (1902–1973) who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944.
Johannes V. Jensen Land is a mountainous region, with the Roosevelt Range running across it. Its subranges, the H. H. Benedict Range and Daly Range, rise on the eastern side. [3]
It is bound to the north by the Lincoln Sea and the Wandel Sea and to the south by the Frederick E. Hyde Fjord. The northernmost point is Cape Morris Jesup. To the west lie Gertrud Rask Land and Roosevelt Land. Its easternmost point is Cape Ole Chiewitz, a headland jutting out into the Wandel Sea to the northeast of the mouth of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord and to the southeast of Cape Bridgman. [4]
There are several glaciers in Johannes V. Jensen Land, such as the Malcantone Glacier, the Sif Glacier, the Moore Glacier and the Bertelsen Glacier. [5]
Owing to a structural continuum in the mountains between Johannes V. Jensen Land in the east and Nansen Land in the west, American geologist William E. Davies called the wider range the "Nansen-Jensen Alps" in a work he published in 1972. [6]
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Cape Morris Jesup is a headland in Peary Land, Greenland.
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.
Frederick E. Hyde Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
The Peary Arctic Club was an American-based club with the goal of promoting the Arctic expeditions of Robert Peary (1856–1920).
Cape Bridgman is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland.
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.
Sands Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north, the fjord opens into the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Hunt Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, northern Greenland. To the north the fjord has its mouth in the Lincoln Sea of the Arctic Ocean. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Bliss Bay is a bay in the Wandel Sea, Northern Greenland. The area of the bay is uninhabited. Administratively Bliss Bay and its surroundings belong to 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.
Frigg Fjord is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland.
The H. H. Benedict Range or H. H. Benedict Mountains is a mountain range in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
The Daly Range or Daly Mountains is a mountain range in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
A. Harmsworth Glacier or Alfred Harmsworth Glacier is a glacier in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Constable Bay is a bay in the Wandel Sea, Northern Greenland. Administratively Constable Bay and its surroundings belong to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Nansen Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Wyckoff Land is an area or peninsula in Peary Land, Northern Greenland.
Cape Clarence Wyckoff, also known as Cape Wyckoff, is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Moore Glacier is a glacier in northern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. Between 2006 and 2010 there was an automatic weather station in the glacier.
Roosevelt Land is a peninsula in far northern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.