Schweizerland
| Schweizerland | |
|---|---|
| Schweizerland Alps | |
.jpg) View of the mountains rising above the Midgard Glacier at the southern end of the range. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mont Forel |
| Elevation | 3,383 m (11,099 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) N/S |
| Width | 40 km (25 mi) E/W |
| Area | 270 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
  Schweizerland Location | |
| Country | Greenland |
| Range coordinates | 66°40′N 37°0′W / 66.667°N 37.000°W |
Schweizerland, also known as Schweizerland Alps,[1] is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.[2] Its highest point is one of the highest peaks in Greenland.
Owing to its high peaks Schweizerland is a popular climbing destination, together with the Watkins Range to the northeast and the Stauning Alps further north.[3] Tasiilaq Heliport is located near the area of the range.
History
The range was formerly a remote unknown area. It was named 'Schweizerland' in 1912 by Swiss
De Quervain also identified the position and approximate height of Mont Forel, highest point of Schweizerland. Mont Forel was then thought to be the highest mountain in the Arctic Circle area. However, at the time of the
In the years that followed, Watkins'
Geography
The Schweizerland Range is a
Schweizerland is highly
The area of the mountain range is uninhabited, but Tasiilaq, the most populous community on the eastern coast of Greenland, is relatively near.
Defense Mapping Agency map of Greenland sheet. |
Mountains
The highest peak in Schweizerland is Mont Forel located at the northern limit. Quite a few of the features and peaks in and near the range are very well known among mountaineers; among these the Fox Jaw Cirque at the southern end, as well as the Rytterknaegten and the Trillingerne deserve mention.[11] Certain peaks such as the ca 3,250 m high Perfeknunatak have only recently been named and some are yet unnamed.[9] Gaule Bjerg is a 2,133 m high isolated peak located in a nunatak to the northwest, off the main area of the range.
- Mont Forel (3,383 m)
- Henri-Dunant Bjerg (2,744 m)
- Jomfruen (2,744 m), a nunatak
- Dobbelthætten (2,640 m), a ridge
- Paddenhatten (2,446 m), a nunatak
- Nordposten (2,202 m), a nunatak
- Avantgarden (2,160 m), a ridge
- Sydposten (2,106 m), a nunatak
- Medet (2,106 m), a nunatak
- Bredekuppel (2,029 m)
- Guldnålene (1,724 m), a nunatak
- Quervain Bjerg (1,558 m), a nunatak
- Lauper Bjerg (1,537 m), a nunatak
- Charcot Fjelde (837 m), located at the southern end
Bibliography
- Greenland, Peaks above Fenrisgletscher, Schweizerland, East Greenland, ISBN 0-930410-43-2
- Buoy observations from the windiest location in the world ocean, Cape Farewell, Greenland
See also
References
- ^ "Mont Forel 3360m". Greenland Independent. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ "Climbing and Mountaineering in Greenland". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- William Barr
- ^ The Swiss Expedition to Greenland 1938. André Roch
- ^ a b Encyclopedia Arctica 14: Greenland
- ^ AAJ - Greenland, Mt. Forel, Climbs And Expeditions
- ^ 'The British Trans-Greenland Expedition, 1934' The Geographical Journal Vol. 85, No. 5 (May 1935
- ^ a b Mountain Info. Greenland 2006 Climb Magazine. January 2008 issue, p. 70
- ^ "Schweizerland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Mountain.ru - Гренландия (Greenland)