This peak was named at the time of Lauge Koch’s 1936–38 expedition after Swiss geologist Jean Alphonse Favre (1815–1890). The name was chosen by Heinrich Bütler (1893–1983), another Swiss geologist who worked for many years with Lauge Koch in his East Greenland expeditions.[1]
Favre Bjerg is a roughly 1,900 m (6,200 ft) high peak that rises in the northern part of central Hudson Land, west of the Stordalen valley and the Norlund Alps.[3] It is the highest point of Hudson Land.[4] This mountain is marked as a 6,544-foot-high (1,995 m) peak in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts.[citation needed]
favre, bjerg, danish, favres, bjerg, mountain, eastern, greenland, administratively, part, northeast, greenland, national, park, hudson, land, greenlandhighest, pointelevation1, coordinates73, 9383, 2950, 9383, 2950, geographylocationhudson, land, greenlandthi. Favre Bjerg Danish Favres Bjerg 2 is a mountain in eastern Greenland Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park 3 Favre BjergFavre BjergHudson Land GreenlandHighest pointElevation1 900 m 6 200 ft 1 Coordinates73 56 3 N 23 17 7 W 73 9383 N 23 2950 W 73 9383 23 2950 1 GeographyLocationHudson Land GreenlandThis peak was named at the time of Lauge Koch s 1936 38 expedition after Swiss geologist Jean Alphonse Favre 1815 1890 The name was chosen by Heinrich Butler 1893 1983 another Swiss geologist who worked for many years with Lauge Koch in his East Greenland expeditions 1 Contents 1 Geography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeography editFavre Bjerg is a roughly 1 900 m 6 200 ft high peak that rises in the northern part of central Hudson Land west of the Stordalen valley and the Norlund Alps 3 It is the highest point of Hudson Land 4 This mountain is marked as a 6 544 foot high 1 995 m peak in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts citation needed nbsp Map of Northeastern GreenlandSee also editList of mountains in GreenlandReferences edit a b c Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland Geological Survey of Denmark Retrieved 30 September 2019 Favres Bjerg Mapcarta Retrieved 1 October 2019 a b Google Earth Peakbagger Favres BjergExternal links editGeographical Names nbsp This article related to a mountain mountain range or peak in Greenland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Favre Bjerg amp oldid 1169308995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
