Amundsen Land
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]
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Amundsen Land | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Peary Land, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 83°0′N 36°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 |
The territory was named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872 – 1928).
Geography Edit
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]
Bibliography Edit
- H.P. Trettin (ed.), Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland. 1991
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.
External links Edit
- Base-metal and REE anomalies in lower Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks of Amundsen Land, central North Greenland: implications for Zn-Pb potential
- Cambrian - Lower Silurian slope and basin stratigraphy between northern Nyeboe Land and western Amundsen Land, North Greenland
- The Earliest Annelids: Lower Cambrian Polychaetes from the Sirius Passet Lagerstätte, Peary Land, North Greenland