Gunnbjørn Fjeld Explained

Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Photo Size:250
Elevation M:3694
Prominence M:3694
First Ascent:16 August 1935
Map:Greenland
Map Size:200
Label Position:left
Location:Sermersooq, Greenland
Range:Watkins Range
Coordinates:68.9195°N -29.8985°W

Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the tallest mountain in Greenland, Denmark, and north of the Arctic Circle. It is a nunatak, a rocky peak protruding through glacial ice.

Geography

Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the Watkins Range, an area of nunataks on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.[1] Its height is often given as 3700m (12,100feet), although figures vary slightly.

History

Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by Augustine Courtauld, Jack Longland, Ebbe Munck and Lawrence Wager. It is named after Gunnbjörn Ulfsson, the first European to have sighted Greenland.

The peak rises in an uninhabited part of the eastern coast of Greenland. The mountain is climbed infrequently due to its remote location. Access is often done with helicopter or ski-equipped plane (normally from Iceland).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gunnbjørn Fjeld. Mapcarta. 5 July 2016.