Dansketinden
Dansketinden is the highest mountain in the Stauning Alps range, Eastern Greenland.
| Dansketinden | |
|---|---|
  Dansketinden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,842 m (9,324 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,181 m (7,156 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 72°7′35″N 24°57′19″W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Scoresby Land, Greenland |
| Parent range | Stauning Alps |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1954[2] |
Geography
Dansketinden rises 15 km east of the shore of the Alpefjord —a branch of the Segelsällskapet Fjord, between the heads of Viking Glacier (Vikingebrae), Gully Glacier and Bersaerkerbrae glaciers.[3] Although according to most available sources this mountain is a 2,842-metre-high (9,324 ft)[3] or 2,831-metre-high (9,288 ft) ultra-prominent peak.[4] it appears as a 2,788-metre-high (9,147 ft) peak in Google Earth.[1]
Climbing history
Dansketinden was first climbed by Swiss mountaineers John Haller (1927–1984), Wolfgang Diehl (1908–1990) and Fritz Schwarzenbach on 5 August 1954.[2] The second ascent was made by a 1964 expedition led by Guido Monzino.[3]
See also
References
- Google Earth
- "Dansketinden". Anthony K. Higgins, Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland. (= Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin 21, 2010). Copenhagen 2010. ISBN 978-87-7871-292-9. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "Stauning Alper, Greenland". Peakbagger. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
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