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Mountain Coordinates Region Height (m) Height (feet) Notes Petermann Peak: NE Greenland National Park: 2,940 9,646 Fraenkel Land: Jaetteborg: Sermersooq
Greenland Native name: Grønland Kalaallit Nunaat Outline map of Greenland with ice sheet depths. (Much of the area in green has permanent snow cover, but less than 10m (33ft) thick.) Geography Location Between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean Coordinates 64°10′N 51°43′W / 64.167°N 51.717°W / 64.167; -51.717 Area 2,166,086 km 2 (836,330 sq mi) Area rank 1st ...
Nordfjord Plateau, located to the northeast of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. [27] Nordkrone (Nordkronen), located in Peary Land. [28] Norlund Alps (Nørlund Alper), located in northeastern Hudson Land, east of Stordalen. [2] Paul Stern Land, an area of nunataks located in the SW area of inner Scoresby Sound. [29]
The summit of Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the highest point on the Island of Greenland, Kalaallit Nunaat, the Kingdom of Denmark, and the entire Arctic. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [1] of the nation of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat). Kalaallit Nunaat includes the Island of Greenland and surrounding islands.
Pages in category "Lakes of Greenland" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aajuitsup Tasia; B.
Greenland had been a protected and very isolated society until 1940. [63] Greenland was a colony, and it was believed that this society would be subjected to exploitation or even eradication if the country was opened up. Therefore, a strict monopoly on Greenlandic trade was maintained, although it was abolished in 1950. [64]
Global warming is turning Greenland green. ... and equivalent to around 1.6% of Greenland's total ice cover.Using satellite images, the researchers found that the amount of land with vegetation ...
The lake drains into Tasermiut Fjord. Mountains rise as much as 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) on either side of the narrow valley. [1] The valley is situated about 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the sea and protected from the cold winds coming off the interior glaciers of Greenland. In total, over 300 species of plants grow in the valley.