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This mountain's name refers to the mythical [[Norsemen|Norse]] ''Hvitserk'', literally meaning "whiteshirt", of the [[Sagas of Icelanders|Icelandic Sagas]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:XD67BgKH2zgJ:arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/157/192+Gunnbj%C3%B8rn+Fjeld+hvitserk+norse&hl=no&gl=no&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj2OZD4YqUL_NRxTYmMUg91dGaGu95fdiqIZTutxv4sXqpYCk_ElZRarQZy5lcNaHz7iOgPNO19zSUy-r1Rlj3uca5iAB73TnBUuaMpCfx76Q6lsQicDxTB6BQzhNgrgGB2Z5Xa&sig=AHIEtbS9RiFtG7R-HrYIaOcX5lEEcZ5Oyw|title=Lands that Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland|first=Spencer|last=Apollonio|page=350}}</ref> It is a [[nunatak]], a rocky peak protruding through [[glacier|glacial]] ice. |
This mountain's name refers to the mythical [[Norsemen|Norse]] ''Hvitserk'', literally meaning "whiteshirt", of the [[Sagas of Icelanders|Icelandic Sagas]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:XD67BgKH2zgJ:arctic.synergiesprairies.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/view/157/192+Gunnbj%C3%B8rn+Fjeld+hvitserk+norse&hl=no&gl=no&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESj2OZD4YqUL_NRxTYmMUg91dGaGu95fdiqIZTutxv4sXqpYCk_ElZRarQZy5lcNaHz7iOgPNO19zSUy-r1Rlj3uca5iAB73TnBUuaMpCfx76Q6lsQicDxTB6BQzhNgrgGB2Z5Xa&sig=AHIEtbS9RiFtG7R-HrYIaOcX5lEEcZ5Oyw|title=Lands that Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland|first=Spencer|last=Apollonio|page=350}}</ref> It is a [[nunatak]], a rocky peak protruding through [[glacier|glacial]] ice. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the [[Watkins Range]], an area of [[nunatak]]s on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.<ref name="mapcartaGunn">{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/19192900|title=Gunnbjørn Fjeld|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref> Its height is often given as {{convert|3700|m}}, although figures vary slightly. |
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in the [[Watkins Range]], an area of [[nunatak]]s on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres.<ref name="mapcartaGunn">{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/19192900|title=Gunnbjørn Fjeld|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=5 July 2016}}</ref> Its height is often given as {{convert|3700|m}}, although figures vary slightly. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by [[Augustine Courtauld]], [[Jack Longland]], Ebbe Munck, Harold G. Wager, and [[Lawrence Wager]]. It is named after [[Gunnbjorn Ulfsson]], the first European to have sighted Greenland. |
Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by [[Augustine Courtauld]], [[Jack Longland]], Ebbe Munck, Harold G. Wager, and [[Lawrence Wager]]. It is named after [[Gunnbjorn Ulfsson]], the first European to have sighted Greenland. |
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| Gunnbjørn Fjeld | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,694 m (12,119 ft) |
| Prominence | 3,694 m (12,119 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 68°55′10.2″N 29°53′54.72″W / 68.919500°N 29.8985333°W |
| Geography | |
  Gunnbjørn Fjeld Location of Gunnbjørn Fjeld in Greenland | |
| Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
| Parent range | Watkins Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 16 August 1935 |
Gunnbjørn Fjeld (also called only Gunnbjørn) is Greenland's highest mountain and also the highest mountain north of the Arctic circle.
This mountain's name refers to the mythical Norse Hvitserk, literally meaning "whiteshirt", of the Icelandic Sagas.[1] 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.[2] Its height is often given as 3,700 metres (12,100 ft), although figures vary slightly.
History
Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by Augustine Courtauld, Jack Longland, Ebbe Munck, Harold G. Wager, and Lawrence Wager. It is named after Gunnbjorn Ulfsson, the first European to have sighted Greenland.
The peak rises in an uninhabited part of the eastern coast of Greenland. The mountain is not so often climbed owing to its remote location. Access is often done with helicopter or ski-equipped plane (normally from Iceland).
See also
- Mont Forel, formerly assumed to be the highest point
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountains in Greenland
References
- ^ Apollonio, Spencer. "Lands that Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland". p. 350.
- ^ "Gunnbjørn Fjeld". Mapcarta. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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