Watkins Range
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Watkins Range is a remote mountain range in eastern Greenland known for containing Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest peak in the Arctic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Watkins Range canonical | 5 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain ⓘ mountain range ⓘ |
| access | by ski-plane landings on nearby glaciers ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Christian IV Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cone ⓘ Dome ⓘ Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld ⓘ Gunnbjørn Fjeld ⓘ
surface form:
Gunnbjørn Dome
Gunnbjørn Fjeld ⓘ Kronborg Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Nathorst Tinde ⓘ Petermann Peak ⓘ Rosenborg Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Snekuppel ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
glaciers
ⓘ
permanent snowfields ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | British Arctic Air Route Expedition ⓘ |
| elevation | 3694 m ⓘ |
| firstMajorExploration | 1930s ⓘ |
| geology | Precambrian crystalline rocks ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Gunnbjørn Fjeld ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Greenland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
British Arctic Air Route Expedition
ⓘ
containing the highest peak in the Arctic ⓘ remote location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sermersooq municipality
ⓘ
Watkins Range self-linksurface differs ⓘ East Greenland ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Greenland
|
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| mountainSystem | Watkins Mountains ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gino Watkins ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Tasiilaq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector)
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenland ice sheet region
|
| popularFor |
mountaineering expeditions
ⓘ
ski mountaineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
subject surface form:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
subject surface form:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
subject surface form:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld