List of mountain ranges of Greenland explained

This is a list of mountain ranges of Greenland.

List by alphabetical order

• Alángup Qáqai, located in SW Disko Island^[1]
• Albert Heim Range (Albert Heim Bjerge), located in northern Hudson Land, north of Promenadedal.
• 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.
• Borgtinderne, a long nunatak with multiple peaks east of the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range. Highest peak Borgetinde.^[3]
• Brages Range (Brages Bjerge), located at the western end of Odinland in a nunatak between the Fimbul and Sleipner glaciers at the head of the Bernstorff Fjord.^[4]
• Crown Prince Frederick Range (Kronprins Frederik Bjerge), very long range of nunataks stretching southwest of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[5]
• Daly Range (Daly Bjerge),^[6] a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in Peary Land.^[7]
• Dannebrog Range (Dannebrogsfjeldene), chain of mountains and nunataks located in southwestern Queen Louise Land.
• Didrik Pining Range (Didrik Pining Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.
• 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.^[10]
• Eventyrfjelde, a group of nunataks in southern Queen Louise Land.
• 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.^[10]
• Graah Mountains (Graah Fjelde), rise to the south of Kangerluluk fjord and are relatively free from snow.^[11]
• Gronau Nunataks (Gronau Nunatakker), a group of nunataks located in the area of the Gronau Glacier.^[12]
• Grønne Range (Grønnebjerge), located in Traill Island.^[10]
• H. H. Benedict Range (H. H. Benedict Bjerge), a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in Peary Land.^[13]
• Halle Range (Hallebjergene), located in Clavering Island.^[14]
• Häsi Mountains (Häsi Bjerge), located northwest of Nathorst Land.
• Haug Range (Hauge Bjerge), located in Hall Land.^[15]
• Heywood Range (Heywood Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.^[10]
• Hjelm Range (Hjelmbjergene), located on the southern coast of the Gauss Peninsula.^[10]
• J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks near the west coast of Greenland.^[16]
• Jyske Ridge (Jyske Ås), a ridge located south of Hagen Fjord.^[17]
• Kangerluluk Range (Kangerluluk Bjerge), rising on the northern flank of Kangerluluk fjord.^[18]
• Kangerlussuaq Peaks (Kangerlussuaq Tinder), located west of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.
• Kloftbjerge, rising at the eastern end of Renland.^[19]
• Klosterbjerge, located in Nathorst Land.^[20]
• Knud Rasmussen Range (Knud Rasmussen Bjerge), located in West Greenland, south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier.^[21]
• Lacroix Range (Lacroix Bjerge), located in SW Andrée Land on the eastern flank of Isfjord.^[22]
• Lemon Range (Lemon Bjerge), located east of Courtauld Glacier which has its terminus in an arm of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[23]
• Lilloise Range (Lilloise Bjerge), located southeast of the Watkins Range in King Christian IX Land.^[24]
• Lindbergh Range (Lindbergh Fjelde), nunatak group located west of the Christian IV Glacier.^[25]
• Mary Peary Peaks (Mary Peary Tinder), Roosevelt Range^[26] located in Peary Land.^[13]
• Mols Range (Mols Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[10]
• Murchison Range, a subrange of the Stauning Alps.^[10]
• Musk Ox Range (Moskusoksefjeldene), located in Germania Land.^[10]
• 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.^[10]
• Paul Stern Land, an area of nunataks located in the SW area of inner Scoresby Sound.^[29]
• Pentamerus Range (Pentamerus Bjerge), located in far NW Greenland.^[30]
• Pictet Range (Pictet Bjerge), located NW of Antarctic Haven, on the southern side of Davy Sound.^[10]
• Prince of Wales Range (Prinsen af Wales Bjerge), located north of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland.^[31]
• Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps (Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper), located in Holm Land.^[32]
• Princess Elizabeth Alps, located in Crown Prince Christian Land.^[33]
• Qalorujoorneq, located in Kulusuk Island.^[34]
• Qârusuit Range, located in the Nuussuaq Peninsula.^[35]
• Qivssakatdlagfik, located in Itilleq Island.^[36]
• Queen Louise Land (Dronning Louise Land), vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay made up of several very large and numerous small nunataks.^[10]
• 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.^[37]
• Rold Range (Rold Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[10]
• Roosevelt Range (Roosevelt Fjelde), located in Peary Land.^[38]
• Roscoe Range (Roscoe Bjerge), located in Liverpool Land.^[10]
• Schweizerland, located north of the head of Sermilik in King Christian IX Land.^[39]
• Sioraq Range (Sioraq Fjelde), located near Tasiilaq.^[40]
• 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.^[41]
• Skirnir Mountains, west of Sehested Fjord.
• Sortebrae Range, located by the Sortebrae Glacier.^[42]
• Søbjergene, located in Liverpool Land.^[10]
• Stauning Alps (Stauning Alper), located in Scoresby Land.^[43]
• Svinhufvud Range (Svinhufvud Bjerge), located in Traill Island.^[10]
• Tågefjeldene (Ingolf Fjord), located on the west side of inner Ingolf Fjord.^[10]
• Tågefjeldene (Hold with Hope), located in the southern part of Hold with Hope.^[10]
• 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.
• Werner Range (Werner Bjerge), located in Scoresby Land, east of the Stauning Alps.^[44]
• Wiedemann Range (Wiedemann Bjerge), located in a nunatak stretching northwards at the head of the Wiedemann Fjord.^[45]

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

External links

• Greenland Expedition - Unclimbed Mountain Ranges

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alángup Qáqai. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
2. Web site: Amitsorssûp Qulâ. Mapcarta. 24 June 2016.
3. Web site: Borgtinderne. Mapcarta. 6 July 2016.
4. Web site: Brages Bjerge. Mapcarta. 24 June 2016.
5. Web site: Kronprins Frederik Bjerge. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
6. Web site: Daly Bjerge. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
7. Web site: Greenland Pilot. Danish Geodata Agency. 15 June 2019.
8. http://www.geus.dk/DK/publications/geol-survey-dk-gl-bull/21/Documents/nr21_p001-368.pdf Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS
9. Web site: Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
10. Web site: Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland . Geological Survey of Denmark . 18 June 2016.
11. Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency, p. 22
12. Web site: Gronau Nunatakker. Mapcarta. 26 June 2016.
13. 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet A-5
14. Web site: Hallebjergene. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
15. Web site: Hauge Bjerge. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
16. Web site: J.A.D. Jensen Nunatakker, Greenland. Peakbagger. 2 August 2016.
17. Web site: Jyske Ås. Mapcarta. 26 June 2016.
18. Web site: Kangerluluk. Mapcarta. 6 May 2016.
19. Web site: Kloftbjerge, Greenland. Peakbagger. 3 August 2016.
20. Web site: Klosterbjerge, Greenland. Peakbagger. 3 August 2016.
21. Web site: Knud Rasmussen Bjerge. Mapcarta. 24 June 2016.
22. Web site: Lacroix Bjerge. Mapcarta. 20 June 2016.
23. Web site: Lemon Bjerge. Mapcarta. 20 June 2016.
24. Web site: Lilloise Bjerge. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
25. Web site: Lindbergh Fjelde. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
26. Web site: Roosevelt Range. Geographical Items on North Greenland Encyclopedia Arctica vol.14. 13 June 2019.
27. Web site: Nordfjord Plateau. Mapcarta. 25 July 2016.
28. https://asiaq.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=c5c7d9d52a264980a24911d7d33914b5 Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
29. Web site: Paul Stern Land. Google Maps. 28 July 2016.
30. Web site: Pentamerus Bjerge. Mapcarta. 24 June 2016.
31. Web site: Prinsen af Wales Bjerge. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
32. Web site: Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
33. Web site: Prinsesse Elisabeth Alper. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
34. Book: O'Carroll, Etain. Greenland and the Arctic. Lonely Planet. 206. 2005. 978-1-74059-095-2.
35. Web site: Qârusuit. GeoNames. 24 June 2016.
36. Web site: Qivssakatdlagfik. Mapcarta. 24 June 2016.
37. http://www.arcticsummits.com/056e_besteigungen.engl.htm Arctic Summits - Summit Climbs
38. http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-2895999&fid=1980&c=greenland Roosevelt Range, Greenland - Geographical Names
39. Web site: Schweizerland. Mapcarta. 22 June 2016.
40. Web site: Sioraq Fjelde. Mapcarta. 23 June 2016.
41. Web site: Skærmen. Mapcarta. 6 July 2016.
42. Web site: North America, Greenland, East Coast, Sortebrae Mountains, Seven Ascents. AAJ. 24 June 2016.
43. Web site: Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland . Geological Survey of Denmark . 18 June 2016.
44. https://www.spitsbergen-svalbard.com/books-dvd-postcards/rocks-and-ice/geology-of-east-greenland/the-werner-bjerge.html Geology of East Greenland: The Werner Bjerge
45. Web site: Wiedemann Bjerge. Mapcarta. 26 June 2016.