List of mountain peaks of Greenland explained

See also: Lists of mountains of Greenland and List of mountain ranges of Greenland.

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of the nation of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat). Kalaallit Nunaat includes the Island of Greenland and surrounding islands.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2] The first table below ranks the 40 highest major summits of Greenland by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[2] [3] The second table below ranks the 40 most prominent summits of Greenland.
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4] The third table below ranks the 40 most isolated major summits of Greenland.

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Highest major summits

Of the highest major summits of Greenland, four peaks exceed 3000m (10,000feet) elevation and 24 peaks equal or exceed 2000m (7,000feet) elevation.

The 40 highest summits of Greenland with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Greenland68.9184°N -29.8991°W
2Island of Greenland66.9354°N -36.7873°W
3Island of Greenland68.8957°N -28.6279°W
4Island of Greenland72.4667°N -37.1°W
5Island of Greenland73.0905°N -28.6187°W
6Island of Greenland72.1262°N -24.9512°W
7Island of Greenland60.8333°N -44.2333°W
8Island of Greenland77.5°N -47.6167°W
9Island of Greenland66.2°N -52.35°W
10Island of Greenland72.25°N -25.95°W
11Island of Greenland73.3667°N -26.3°W
align=center rowspan=212Queen Louise Land76.6606°N -25.7067°W
12 -->Island of Greenland73.1333°N -26.3667°W
14Island of Greenland71.4°N -51.9667°W
15Island of Greenland71.3333°N -26.3333°W
16Island of Greenland71.3333°N -25.75°W
17Island of Greenland70.6966°N -52.9728°W
18Island of Greenland65.8833°N -52.1167°W
19Island of Upernivik71.3333°N -52.8167°W
20Island of Greenland70.2°N -27.6667°W
21Island of Milne Land70.8194°N -26.5956°W
22Island of Greenland70.2966°N -52.7017°W
align=center rowspan=223Island of Greenland73.95°N -23.2°W
23 -->Island of Greenland73°N -25.5333°W
25Island of Greenland83.3167°N -35.3333°W
26Disko Island70.1195°N -53.389°W
27Ymer Island73.1667°N -24.3167°W
28Traill Island72.7167°N -24.0667°W
29Island of Greenland66.4333°N -52.9167°W
30Island of Greenland72.4667°N -25.0667°W
31Island of Greenland60.5654°N -44.6949°W
32Island of Storo70.8333°N -27.4833°W
33Qeqertaq Island71.6542°N -53.1641°W
34Island of Greenland60.1364°N -44.5293°W
35Island of Greenland80.4333°N -19.8333°W
36Island of Greenland63.6667°N -50.2167°W
37Island of Skjoldungen63.4552°N -41.8508°W
38Geographical Society Island72.9436°N -24.3412°W
39Appat Island70.9474°N -51.9918°W
40Island of Greenland73.4333°N -22.8333°W

Most prominent summits

See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of Greenland. Of the most prominent summits of Greenland, only Gunnbjørn Fjeld exceeds 3000m (10,000feet) of topographic prominence. Six peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet) and 38 peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.

The 40 most topographically prominent summits of Greenland

!Rank!Mountain peak!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Greenland68.9184°N -29.8991°W
2Island of Greenland72.1262°N -24.9512°W
3Island of Palup Qaqa71.3333°N -52.8167°W
4Island of Milne Land70.8194°N -26.5956°W
5Island of Greenland73.1333°N -26.3667°W
6Island of Greenland71.4°N -51.9667°W
7Island of Greenland71.3333°N -26.3333°W
8Disko Island70.1195°N -53.389°W
9Ymer Island73.1667°N -24.3167°W
10Traill Island72.7167°N -24.0667°W
11Island of Greenland66.4333°N -52.9167°W
12Island of Storo70.8333°N -27.4833°W
13Qeqertaq Island71.6542°N -53.1641°W
14Island of Skjoldungen63.4552°N -41.8508°W
15Geographical Society Island72.9436°N -24.3412°W
16Agpat Island70.9474°N -51.9918°W
17Island of Greenland80.4333°N -19.8333°W
18Island of Greenland70.6966°N -52.9728°W
19Island of Greenland73.4333°N -22.8333°W
20Island of Greenland72.25°N -25.95°W
21Island of Greenland60.5654°N -44.6949°W
22Island of Greenland68.8957°N -28.6279°W
23Island of Greenland65.8833°N -52.1167°W
24Island of Greenland71.3333°N -25.75°W
25Salliaruseq Island64.3913°N -51.1134°W
26Clavering Island74.3667°N -21.1833°W
27Island of Greenland66.1203°N -37.442°W
align=center rowspan=328Island of Greenland73.3667°N -26.3°W
28 -->Island of Greenland70.2966°N -52.7017°W
28 -->Island of Greenland60.1364°N -44.5293°W
31Island of Greenland66.9354°N -36.7873°W
32Island of Greenland73.3°N -24.0333°W
33Island of Greenland64.45°N -50.5167°W
34Island of Greenland70.2°N -27.6667°W
35Island of Sangmissoq60.0502°N -43.9164°W
36Island of Greenland73.95°N -23.2°W
37Island of Greenland73°N -25.5333°W
38Island of Greenland72.4667°N -25.0667°W
39Ammassalik Island65.8343°N -37.6118°W
40Island of Greenland73.0905°N -28.6187°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the most isolated major summits of Greenland, only Gunnbjørn Fjeld exceeds 3000km (2,000miles) of topographic isolation. Four peaks exceed 500km (300miles) of topographic isolation, 13 peaks exceed 200km (100miles), and 21 peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

The 40 most topographically isolated summits of Greenland with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Greenland68.9184°N -29.8991°W
2Island of Greenland77.5°N -47.6167°W
3Island of Greenland71.4°N -51.9667°W
4Island of Greenland83.3167°N -35.3333°W
5Island of Greenland72.4667°N -37.1°W
6Island of Greenland66.2°N -52.35°W
7Island of Greenland76.3426°N -62.3453°W
8Island of Greenland76.6606°N -25.7067°W
9Island of Greenland66.9354°N -36.7873°W
10Island of Greenland80.4333°N -19.8333°W
11Island of Greenland60.8333°N -44.2333°W
12Island of Greenland73.0905°N -28.6187°W
13Island of Greenland63.6667°N -50.2167°W
14Island of Greenland76.4035°N -68.7271°W
15Island of Greenland72.1262°N -24.9512°W
16Island of Skjoldungen63.4552°N -41.8508°W
17Island of Greenland70.2°N -27.6667°W
18Island of Greenland82°N -59.1667°W
19Island of Greenland62.792°N -48.8483°W
20Island of Greenland73.95°N -23.2°W
21Island of Greenland71.3333°N -26.3333°W
22Island of Greenland66.1203°N -37.442°W
23Island of Greenland71.3333°N -25.75°W
24Island of Greenland64.45°N -50.5167°W
25Island of Greenland70.6966°N -52.9728°W
26Clavering Island74.3667°N -21.1833°W
27Island of Greenland73.3667°N -26.3°W
28Island of Greenland77.9329°N -23.8749°W
29Island of Milne Land70.8194°N -26.5956°W
30Island of Greenland73.4333°N -22.8333°W
31Traill Island72.7167°N -24.0667°W
32Island of Greenland70.2966°N -52.7017°W
33Agpat Island70.9474°N -51.9918°W
34Ymer Island73.1667°N -24.3167°W
35Island of Greenland72.25°N -25.95°W
36Island of Greenland72.4667°N -25.0667°W
37[5] Island of Greenland83.5715°N -30.4784°W
38Island of Greenland66.4333°N -52.9167°W
39Island of Sangmissoq60.0502°N -43.9164°W
40Qeqertaq Island71.6542°N -53.1641°W

See also

External links

68.9184°N -29.8991°W

Notes and References

  1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
  2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.
  5. News: To the Top of the World . ReadandRun.com . 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080501041351/http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/sgardiner/greenlnd/index1.htm . 1 May 2008 . 10 December 2016 . dead .

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