Amundsen Land Explained

Amundsen Land
Map:Greenland
Location:Peary Land, Greenland
Coordinates:83°N -56°W
Length Km:50
Width Km:30
Highest Mount:Unnamed
Elevation M:1466
Waterbody:

Harder Fjord
O.B. Bøggild Fjord

Country:Greenland (Denmark)
Population:Uninhabited

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]

The territory was named after Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872 – 1928).

Geography

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 1466m (4,810feet) summit in the central part of the peninsula.[4]

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  1. https://asiaq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=c5c7d9d52a264980a24911d7d33914b5 Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
  2. [Google Maps]
  3. [GoogleEarth]
  4. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Operational_Navigation_Chart_A-5%2C_3rd_edition.jpg Map