Norsketinden is one of the highest mountains in the range. It rises roughly 12 km to the east of the shore of the Alpefjord —a branch of the Segelsällskapet Fjord, between the Vikingebrae and the Gully Glacier.[2] Although according to available sources this mountain is a 2,870 metres (9,416 ft),[2] 2,797 metres (9,177 ft),[3] or 2,789-metre-high (9,150 ft) peak.[4] it appears as a 2,756-metre-high (9,042 ft) peak in Google Earth.[1]
Climbing historyedit
Norsketinden was first climbed by a Danish–Norwegian expedition on 7 August 1954. The names 'Erik Rødes Tinde' or 'Eirik Raudes Tinde' —after Erik the Red, were proposed, but the peak was finally named Norsketinden.[2]
norsketinden, mountain, stauning, alps, eastern, greenland, scoresby, land, greenlandhighest, pointelevation2, coordinates72, 13611, 05556, 13611, 05556, geographylocationscoresby, land, greenlandparent, rangestauning, alpsclimbingfirst, ascent1954, contents, . Norsketinden is a mountain in the Stauning Alps Eastern Greenland NorsketindenNorsketindenScoresby Land GreenlandHighest pointElevation2 756 m 9 042 ft 1 Coordinates72 8 10 N 25 3 20 W 72 13611 N 25 05556 W 72 13611 25 05556 1 GeographyLocationScoresby Land GreenlandParent rangeStauning AlpsClimbingFirst ascent1954 2 Contents 1 Geography 2 Climbing history 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography editNorsketinden is one of the highest mountains in the range It rises roughly 12 km to the east of the shore of the Alpefjord a branch of the Segelsallskapet Fjord between the Vikingebrae and the Gully Glacier 2 Although according to available sources this mountain is a 2 870 metres 9 416 ft 2 2 797 metres 9 177 ft 3 or 2 789 metre high 9 150 ft peak 4 it appears as a 2 756 metre high 9 042 ft peak in Google Earth 1 Climbing history editNorsketinden was first climbed by a Danish Norwegian expedition on 7 August 1954 The names Erik Rodes Tinde or Eirik Raudes Tinde after Erik the Red were proposed but the peak was finally named Norsketinden 2 See also editList of mountain peaks of GreenlandReferences edit a b c Google Earth a b c d Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland PDF Geological Survey of Denmark Retrieved 18 June 2016 A K Higgins Jane A Gilotti M Paul Smit eds The Greenland Caledonides Evolution of the Northeast Margin of Laurentia p 349 North America Greenland East Greenland Staunings Alper AAJ Retrieved 16 June 2016 External links editCaledonian orogen of East Greenland 70 N 82 N nbsp This Greenland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norsketinden amp oldid 1135401466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
