Renland

Renland
Tugtut Nunat
Renland
Geography
Location East Greenland
Coordinates 71°14′N 26°45′W / 71.233°N 26.750°W / 71.233; -26.750Coordinates: 71°14′N 26°45′W / 71.233°N 26.750°W / 71.233; -26.750
Adjacent bodies of water
Nordvestfjord
Øfjord
Length 88 km (54.7 mi)
Width 62 km (38.5 mi)
Highest elevation 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Highest point Renland HP
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
Municipality Sermersooq

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 cold and bitter winters and very low high temperatures in the summer.[1]

Geography

Renland is surrounded to the north by the Nordvestfjord of the Scoresby Sound, to the south by the 6 to 10 km wide Ofjord and to the southwest by the Rype Fjord. To the west the peninsula is attached to the mainland and to the northwest lies the Hinksland peninsula. The Bjorne Islands lie off its eastern shore and to the south across the Ofjord lie the islands of Milneland and Storo.[2] Renland has its own ice cap on a high plateau in the middle of the peninsula[3] and in the southern part there are glacial lakes separated by glacial tongues.[4]

This wide and desolate place is a popular destination for mountain climbing owing to its steep slopes, massive rocky crags and jagged peaks.[5] Constable Point (Nerlerit Inaat) is the closest airport.

Map of NE Greenland and Iceland.
Cliffs and ice floes at the Nordvestfjord.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Weather in Renland (Ostgronland), Greenland
  2. ↑ Renland
  3. ↑ About the RECAP project – University of Copenhagen
  4. ↑ Glacial outburst floods at Renland, Greenland?
  5. ↑ The spectacular east face of Grundtvigskirchen
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