C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak Explained

C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak
Elevation M:1019
Elevation Ref:[1]
Location:King Christian X Land, Greenland
Map:Greenland
Map Size:260
Label Position:left
Coordinates:74.2833°N -78°W
First Ascent:Unknown

C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak is a nunatak in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it falls under the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.

This geographic feature was named by Lauge Koch during his 1929–30 expeditions after Danish botanist Carl Hansen Ostenfeld (1873–1931), author of Flora of Greenland and its origin.[2]

Geography

It is a relatively large nunatak located east of Stenoland between the Wordie Glacier and the Granta Glacier. Its northern end lies 9 km to the east of Faraway How's eastern point.[3]

C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak is 15.7 km in length and its maximum width is 6.4 km; the highest elevation is located at the western end and is 1019m (3,343feet) high.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. Web site: Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland . Geological Survey of Denmark . 8 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: C. H. Ostenfeld Nunatak. Mapcarta. 9 July 2016.