mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have ari ...

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...

Disko Island Disko Island ( kl, Qeqertarsuaq, da, Diskoøen) is a large island in Baffin Bay, off the west coast of Greenland. It has an area of , * Albert Heim Range ''(Albert Heim Bjerge)'', located in northern

Hudson Land Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Henry Hudson, English explorer * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...

, north of Promenadedal. * Alexandrine Range ''(Alexandrine Bjerge)'', rising above the southeastern shore of

Denmark Fjord Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill- ...

. * Amitsorssûp Qulâ, located south of the Ameralik Fjord in West Greenland. * Barth Range ''(Barth Bjerge)'', located in

Queen Margrethe II Land Queen Margrethe II Land ( da, Dronning Margrethe II Land) is a peninsula in the northern limit of King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area. History The peninsula was named af ...

. *

Borgtinderne Borgtinderne, meaning 'Castle Pinnacles' in the Danish language, is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. Geography The Borgtinderne is a long nunatak wi ...

, a long

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

with multiple peaks east of the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range. Highest peak Borgetinde. * Brages Range ''(Brages Bjerge)'', located at the western end of

Odinland Odinland ( da, Odin Land), also ''Odinsland'' in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts, is a peninsula in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. The peninsula is fully ex ...

in a

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

between the Fimbul and Sleipner glaciers at the head of the

Bernstorff Fjord Bernstorff Fjord ( da, Bernstorff Isfjord; kl, Kangertittivaq) is a fjord in King Frederick VI Coast, eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The fjord was named after Danish statesman Andreas Peter Bernst ...

. *

Crown Prince Frederick Range The Crown Prince Frederick Range ( da, Kronprins Frederik Bjerge) is a large mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. Despite being relatively unknown it has ...

''(Kronprins Frederik Bjerge)'', very long range of nunataks stretching southwest of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. *

Daly Range The Daly Range or Daly Mountains ( da, Daly Bjerge) is a mountain range in Peary Land, Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. It forms the eastern end of the northernmost mountain range ...

''(Daly Bjerge)'', a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in Peary Land. * Dannebrog Range ''(Dannebrogsfjeldene)'', chain of mountains and nunataks located in southwestern

Queen Louise Land Queen Louise Land ( da, Dronning Louise Land; kl, Nuna Dronning Louise) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National P ...

. * Didrik Pining Range ''(Didrik Pining Bjerge)'', located in

Liverpool Land Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Geography The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...

. * Dødemandstoppene (Danish for "Mountains of the Dead", lit. "Peaks of the Dead Men"), located in the Gronau Nunataks eastern zone.Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS
/ref> *

Ejnar Mikkelsen Range Ejnar Mikkelsen Range ( da, Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. The range is part of the greater Watkins Range and is named after Da ...

''(Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld)'', a long

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

with multiple peaks east of the Watkins Range. * Ellemands Range ''(Ellemandsbjerge)'', located in Traill Island. * Fynske Alps ''(Fynske Alper)'', located north of the head of

Denmark Fjord Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill- ...

. * Giesecke Range ''(Giesecke Bjerge)'', located in the east part of the

Gauss Peninsula Gauss Peninsula ( da, Gauss Halvø) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively this peninsula is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History The second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 originally gave the name ' ...

. * Graah Mountains ''(Graah Fjelde)'', rise to the south of Kangerluluk fjord and are relatively free from snow. *

Gronau Nunataks The Gronau Nunataks ( da, Gronau Nunatakker) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. History This group of nunataks at the edge of the vast Greenland ...

''(Gronau Nunatakker)'', a group of

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

s located in the area of the Gronau Glacier. * Grønne Range ''(Grønnebjerge)'', located in Traill Island. * H. H. Benedict Range ''(H. H. Benedict Bjerge)'', a subrange of the Roosevelt Range located in Peary Land.1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet A-5 *

Halle Range The Halle Range or Halle Mountains ( da, Hallebjergene) is a mountain range in Clavering Island, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The range was named ...

''(Hallebjergene)'', located in

Clavering Island Clavering Island ( da, Clavering Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland off Gael Hamke Bay, to the south of Wollaston Foreland. The Eskimonaes ''(Eskimonæs)'' radio and weather station was on this island. It was staffed by Danish scientists ...

. * Häsi Mountains ''(Häsi Bjerge)'', located northwest of

Nathorst Land Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic ...

. *

Haug Range The Haug Range ( da, Hauge Bjerge) is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The range is located in Hall Land, one of the coldest places in Greenland. This mountain chain ...

''(Hauge Bjerge)'', located in

Hall Land Hall Land is a peninsula in far northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Hall Land is one of the coldest places in Greenland. History Hall Land was named after Charles Francis Hall, leader of the 1871 Pola ...

. * Heywood Range ''(Heywood Bjerge)'', located in

Liverpool Land Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Geography The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...

. * Hjelm Range ''(Hjelmbjergene)'', located on the southern coast of the

Gauss Peninsula Gauss Peninsula ( da, Gauss Halvø) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively this peninsula is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History The second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 originally gave the name ' ...

. * J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks near the west coast of Greenland. * Jyske Ridge ''(Jyske Ås)'', a ridge located south of Hagen Fjord. *

Kangerluluk Range The Kangerluluk Range ( da, Kangerluluk Bjerge) is a mountain range in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Kujalleq municipality. This mountain group was named after Kangerluluk, the ...

''(Kangerluluk Bjerge)'', rising on the northern flank of Kangerluluk fjord. * Kangerlussuaq Peaks ''(Kangerlussuaq Tinder)'', located west of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. * Kloftbjerge, rising at the eastern end of

Renland Renland is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality. Despite its proximity to the coast Renland has an ice cap climate with bitterly cold winters and very low maximum temperatures in the summer. Renland was na ...

. * Klosterbjerge, located in Nathorst Land. * Knud Rasmussen Range ''(Knud Rasmussen Bjerge)'', located in West Greenland, south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier. * Lacroix Range ''(Lacroix Bjerge)'', located in SW Andrée Land on the eastern flank of Isfjord. *

Lemon Range The Lemon Range or Lemon Mountains ( da, Lemon Bjerge) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. History The range was named by Gino Watkins after Capta ...

''(Lemon Bjerge)'', located east of Courtauld Glacier which has its terminus in an arm of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. * Lilloise Range ''(Lilloise Bjerge)'', located southeast of the Watkins Range in

King Christian IX Land King Christian IX Land ( da, Kong Christian IX Land) is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N. History This area was named i ...

. *

Lindbergh Range The Lindbergh Range or Lindbergh Nunataks ( da, Lindbergh Fjelde or ''Lindbergh Nunatakker'') is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively the range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. History The range ...

''(Lindbergh Fjelde)'',

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

group located west of the

Christian IV Glacier Christian IV Glacier ( da, Christian IV Gletscher or ''Kong Christian den IV's Gletscher'') is a large glacier on the east coast of the Greenland ice sheet. It is named after King Christian IV of Denmark (1577 – 1648). Administratively this glac ...

. * Mary Peary Peaks ''(Mary Peary Tinder)'', Roosevelt Range located in Peary Land. * Mols Range ''(Mols Bjerge)'', located in Traill Island. *

Murchison Range The Stauning Alps ( da, Stauning Alper) are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. This mounta ...

, a subrange of the Stauning Alps. * Musk Ox Range ''(Moskusoksefjeldene)'', located in Germania Land. * Nordfjord Plateau, located to the northeast of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. * Nordkrone ''(Nordkronen)'', located in Peary Land.Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
/ref> *

Norlund Alps The Norlund Alps ( da, Nørlund Alper) are a mountain range in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively these mountains are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Google Earth History The range was named during the 1929–1 ...

''(Nørlund Alper)'', located in northeastern

Hudson Land Hudson may refer to: People * Hudson (given name) * Hudson (surname) * Henry Hudson, English explorer * Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back * Hudson (footballer, born 1988), Hudso ...

, east of Stordalen. * Paul Stern Land, an area of

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

s located in the SW area of inner Scoresby Sound. * Pentamerus Range ''(Pentamerus Bjerge)'', located in far NW Greenland. *

Pictet Range Pictet may refer to: Surname * Adolphe Pictet (1799–1875), Swiss linguist * Amé Pictet (1857–1937), Swiss chemist * Benedict Pictet (1655–1724), Genevan theologian * Charles Pictet de Rochemont (1755–1824), Swiss politician * Francis Picte ...

''(Pictet Bjerge)'', located NW of

Antarctic Haven Antarctic Haven ( da, Antarctic Havn) is a bay in King Christian X Land, Northeastern Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. History This natural harbour was named ''"Antarctics Hamn"'' by Swedish Arct ...

, on the southern side of

Davy Sound The Davy Sound ( da, Davy Sund) is a sound in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History The sound was named and put on the map by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) ...

. * Prince of Wales Range ''(Prinsen af Wales Bjerge)'', located north of Kangerlussuaq Fjord, East Greenland. * Princess Caroline-Mathilde Alps ''(Prinsesse Caroline Mathilde Alper)'', located in Holm Land. *

Princess Elizabeth Alps The Princess Elizabeth Alps ( da, Prinsesse Elisabeth Alper) is a mountain range in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The range was named by Ei ...

, located in

Crown Prince Christian Land Crown Prince Christian Land ( da, Kronprins Christian Land) is a large peninsula in northern Greenland. It is a part of King Frederick VIII Land and administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. It was named after Crown Pri ...

. *

Qalorujoorneq Qalorngoorneq is a small mountain range in the eastern part of Kulusuk Island in Sermersooq Municipality, southeastern Greenland. At Kulusuk Island Kulusuk Island ( kl, Kulusup qeqertaa) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality on the southeastern shore of Greenland.Tasiilaq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992 It is an outlying island in the Ammassalik archipelago of islands on the coast of the ...

. * Qârusuit Range, located in the

Nuussuaq Peninsula Nuussuaq Peninsula (, old spelling: ''Nûgssuaq'') is a large (180x48 km) peninsula in western Greenland. Geography The waters around the peninsula are that of Baffin Bay. To the south and southwest the peninsula is bounded by Disko Bay, ...

. * Qivssakatdlagfik, located in

Itilleq Island Egger Island ( da, Eggers Ø; kl, Itilleq, old spelling: ''Itivdleq'') is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited. Geography Egger Island is an important landmark for a small islet off Ca ...

. *

Queen Louise Land Queen Louise Land ( da, Dronning Louise Land; kl, Nuna Dronning Louise) is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National P ...

''(Dronning Louise Land)'', vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay made up of several very large and numerous small nunataks. * Rasmussens Range ''(Rasmussens Bjerge)'', name sometimes used to refer to the northern part of the Watkins Range between the

69th parallel north The 69th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 69 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane, in the Arctic. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Asia and North America, and passes through some of the southern seas of the Arcti ...

and the

Gronau Nunataks The Gronau Nunataks ( da, Gronau Nunatakker) is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality. History This group of nunataks at the edge of the vast Greenland ...

.Arctic Summits - Summit Climbs
/ref> * Rold Range ''(Rold Bjerge)'', located in Traill Island. *

Roosevelt Range The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains ( da, Roosevelt Fjelde) is a mountain range in Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Its highest peak is the highest point in Peary Land. L ...

''(Roosevelt Fjelde)'', located in Peary Land. * Roscoe Range ''(Roscoe Bjerge)'', located in

Liverpool Land Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Geography The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...

. *

Schweizerland Schweizerland, also known as Schweizerland Alps, is a mountain range in King Christian IX Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Sermersooq Municipality.Google Earth Its highest point is one of the highest peaks in G ...

, located north of the head of

Sermilik Sermilik ( da, Egede og Rothes Fjord) is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The settlement of Tasiilaq is located about 15 km to the east of the mouth of the fjord. Geography This fjord, whose Gre ...

in

King Christian IX Land King Christian IX Land ( da, Kong Christian IX Land) is a coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq Municipality fronting the Denmark Strait and extending through the Arctic Circle from 65°N to 70°N. History This area was named i ...

. * Sioraq Range ''(Sioraq Fjelde)'', located near

Tasiilaq Tasiilaq, formerly Ammassalik and Angmagssalik, is a town in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland. With 1,985 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populous community on the eastern coast, and the seventh-largest town in Gree ...

. * Sjælland Range ''(Sjællands Fjelde)'', located south of the head of

Denmark Fjord Danmark Fjord (), also known as Denmark Sound, is a fjord in northeast Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park. The fjord was explored and named after the expedition ship '' Danmark'' at the time of the ill- ...

. * Skaermen ''(Skærmen)'', a long nunatak with multiple peaks west of the

Watkins Range The Watkins Range ( da, Watkins Bjerge) is Greenland's highest mountain range. It is located in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq municipality. The range was named after British Arctic explorer Gino Watkins. History Made up entirely of nuna ...

. *

Skirnir Mountains Skirnir Mountains ( da, Skirners Bjerge) is a group of nunataks in the King Frederick VI Coast, Sermersooq municipality, SE Greenland. The range is named after Skírnir, the messenger of god Freyr in Norse mythology. Geography The Skirnir Mounta ...

, west of

Sehested Fjord Sehested Fjord ( kl, Uummannap Kangertiva)) is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland. This fjord was named in 1829 by Lieutenant W. A. Graah after Danish Admiral Christen Thomesen Sehested. ...

. * Sortebrae Range, located by the Sortebrae Glacier. * Søbjergene, located in

Liverpool Land Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Geography The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and Jame ...

. *

Stauning Alps The Stauning Alps ( da, Stauning Alper) are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. This mount ...

''(Stauning Alper)'', located in Scoresby Land. * Svinhufvud Range ''(Svinhufvud Bjerge)'', located in Traill Island. * Tågefjeldene (Ingolf Fjord), located on the west side of inner Ingolf Fjord. * Tågefjeldene (Hold with Hope), located in the southern part of

Hold with Hope Hold with Hope is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. Geologically Hold with Hope is a place of great interest. Geography Hold with Hope is located between Loch Fyne in th ...

. * Wager Nunataks ''(Wager Nunatakker)'', a group of

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

s located southwest of the Magga Dan Glacier. *

Watkins Range The Watkins Range ( da, Watkins Bjerge) is Greenland's highest mountain range. It is located in King Christian IX Land, Sermersooq municipality. The range was named after British Arctic explorer Gino Watkins. History Made up entirely of nuna ...

, the highest point of Greenland is located in this range. * Werner Range ''(Werner Bjerge)'', located in Scoresby Land, east of the Stauning Alps.Geology of East Greenland: The Werner Bjerge
/ref> * Wiedemann Range ''(Wiedemann Bjerge)'', located in a

nunatak A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural p ...

stretching northwards at the head of the Wiedemann Fjord.

References

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External links

Greenland Expedition - Unclimbed Mountain Ranges
Greenland, Lists of mountain ranges Geography of Greenland Landforms of Greenland

Ranges In the Hebrew Bible and in the Old Testament, the word ranges has two very different meanings. Leviticus In Leviticus 11:35, ranges probably means a cooking furnace for two or more pots, as the Hebrew word here is in the dual number; or perhaps ...

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