List of mountain ranges of Greenland

View of a range at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet. A great number of mountain ranges in Greenland are yet unnamed

Mountains rising above Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord

View of the Watkins Range

This is a list of mountain ranges of Greenland.

List by alphabetical order

• Alángup Qáqai, located in SW Disko Island^[1]
• Alexandrine Range (Alexandrine Bjerge), rising above the southeastern shore of Denmark Fjord.
• Amitsorssûp Qulâ, located south of the Ameralik Fjord in West Greenland.^[2]
• Barth Range (Barth Bjerge), located in Queen Margrethe II Land.^[3]
• Borgtinderne, a long nunatak with multiple peaks east of the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range. Highest peak Borgetinde.^[4]
• Brages Range (Brages Bjerge), located in a nunatak between the Fimbul and Sleipner glaciers at the head of the Bernstorff Fjord.^[5]
• Crown Prince Frederick Range (Kronprins Frederik Bjerge), very large range of nunataks located southwest of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[6]
• Daly Range (Daly Bjerge), located in Peary Land.^[7]
• Dannebrog Range (Dannebrogsfjeldene), chain of mountains and nunataks located in southwestern Queen Louise Land.^[3]
• Didrik Pining Range (Didrik Pining Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.^[3]
• Dødemandstoppene (Danish for "Mountains of the Dead", lit. "Peaks of the Dead Men"), located in the Gronau Nunataks eastern zone.^[8]
• Ejnar Mikkelsen Range (Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld), a long nunatak with multiple peaks east of the Watkins Range.^[9]
• Ellemands Range (Ellemandsbjerge), located in Traill Island.^[3]
• Fynske Alps (Fynske Alper), located north of the head of Denmark Fjord.
• Giesecke Range (Giesecke Bjerge), located in the east part of the Gauss Peninsula.^[3]
• Gronau Nunataks (Gronau Nunatakker), a group of nunataks located in the area of the Gronau Glacier.^[10]
• Grønne Range (Grønnebjerge), located in Traill Island.^[3]
• H. H. Benedict Range (H. H. Benedict Bjerge), located in Peary Land.
• Halle Range (Hallebjergene), located in Clavering Island.^[11]
• Haug Range (Hauge Bjerge), located in Hall Land.^[12]
• Heywood Range (Heywood Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.^[3]
• Hjelm Range (Hjelmbjergene), located on the southern coast of the Gauss Peninsula.^[3]
• J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks near the west coast of Greenland.^[13]
• Jyske Ridge (Jyske Ås), a ridge located south of Hagen Fjord.^[14]
• Kangerluluk Range (Kangerluluk Bjerge), rising on the northern flank of Kangerluluk fjord.^[15]
• Kloftbjerge, rising at the eastern end of Renland.^[16]
• Klosterbjerge, located in Nathorst Land.^[17]
• Knud Rasmussen Range (Knud Rasmussen Bjerge), located in West Greenland, south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier.^[18]
• Lacroix Range (Lacroix Bjerge), located in SW Andrée Land on the eastern flank of Isfjord.^[19]
• Lemon Range (Lemon Bjerge), located east of Courtauld Glacier which has its terminus in an arm of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[20]
• Lilloise Range (Lilloise Bjerge), located southeast of the Watkins Range in King Christian IX Land.^[21]
• Lindbergh Range (Lindbergh Fjelde), nunatak group located west of the Christian IV Glacier.^[22]
• Mols Range (Mols Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[3]
• Murchison Range, a subrange of the Stauning Alps.^[3]
• Musk Ox Range (Moskusoksefjeldene), located in Germania Land.^[3]
• Nordfjord Plateau, located to the northeast of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[23]
• Norlund Alps (Nørlund Alper), located in northern Hudson Land.^[3]
• Paul Stern Land, an area of nunataks located in the SW area of inner Scoresby Sound.^[24]
• Pentamerus Range (Pentamerus Bjerge), located in far NW Greenland.^[25]
• Pictet Range (Pictet Bjerge), located on the southern side of Davy Sound.^[3]
• Prince of Wales Range (Prinsen af Wales Bjerge), located north of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[26]
• Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps (Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper), located in Holm Land.^[27]
• Princess Elizabeth Alps, located in Crown Prince Christian Land.^[28]
• Qalorujoorneq, located in Kulusuk Island.^[29]
• Qârusuit Range, located in the Nuussuaq Peninsula.^[30]
• Qivssakatdlagfik, located in Itilleq Island.^[31]
• Queen Louise Land (Dronning Louise Land), vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay made up of several very large and numerous small nunataks.^[3]
• Rasmussens Range (Rasmussens Bjerge), name sometimes used to refer to the northern part of the Watkins Range between the 69th parallel north and the Gronau Nunataks.^[32]
• Rold Range (Rold Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[3]
• Roosevelt Range (Roosevelt Fjelde), located in Peary Land.^[33]
• Roscoe Range (Roscoe Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.^[3]
• Schweizerland, located north of the head of Sermilik in King Christian IX Land.^[34]
• Sioraq Range (Sioraq Fjelde), located near Tasiilaq.^[35]
• Sjælland Range (Sjællands Fjelde), located south of the head of Denmark Fjord.
• Skaermen (Skærmen), a long nunatak with multiple peaks west of the Watkins Range.^[36]
• Skirivers Bjerge, west of Sehested Fjord.
• Sortebrae Range, located by the Sortebrae Glacier.^[37]
• Søbjergene, located in Liverpool Land.^[3]
• Stauning Alps (Stauning Alper), located in Scoresby Land.^[3]
• Svinhufvud Range (Svinhufvud Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[3]
• Tågefjeldene (Ingolf Fjord), located on the west side of inner Ingolf Fjord.^[3]
• Tågefjeldene (Hold with Hope), located in the southern part of Hold with Hope.^[3]
• Wager Nunataks (Wager Nunatakker), a group of nunataks located southwest of the Magga Dan Glacier.^[8]
• Watkins Range, the highest point of Greenland is located in this range.
• Wiedemann Range (Wiedemann Bjerge), located in a nunatak stretching northwards at the head of the Wiedemann Fjord.^[38]

See also

• Geography of Greenland
• List of mountain peaks of Greenland
• List of mountains of Greenland
• List of mountain ranges#Greenland
• List of Nunataks#Greenland

References

1. "Alángup Qáqai". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
2. "Amitsorssûp Qulâ". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
3. "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
4. "Borgtinderne". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
5. "Brages Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
6. "Kronprins Frederik Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
7. "Daly Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
8. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS
9. "Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
10. "Gronau Nunatakker". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
11. "Hallebjergene". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
12. "Hauge Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
13. "J.A.D. Jensen Nunatakker, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
14. "Jyske Ås". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
15. "Kangerluluk". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
16. "Kloftbjerge, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
17. "Klosterbjerge, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
18. "Knud Rasmussen Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
19. "Lacroix Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
20. "Lemon Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
21. "Lilloise Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
22. "Lindbergh Fjelde". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
23. "Nordfjord Plateau". Mapcarta. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
24. "Paul Stern Land". Google Maps. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
25. "Pentamerus Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
26. "Prinsen af Wales Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
27. "Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
28. "Prinsesse Elisabeth Alper". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
29. O'Carroll, Etain (2005). Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. p. 206. ISBN 1-74059-095-3.
30. "Qârusuit". GeoNames. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
31. "Qivssakatdlagfik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
32. Arctic Summits - Summit Climbs
33. Roosevelt Range, Greenland - Geographical Names
34. "Schweizerland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
35. "Sioraq Fjelde". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
36. "Skærmen". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
37. "North America, Greenland, East Coast, Sortebrae Mountains, Seven Ascents". AAJ. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
38. "Wiedemann Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

External links

• Greenland Expedition - Unclimbed Mountain Ranges