Renland
  Renland | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | East Greenland |
| Coordinates | 71°14′N 26°45′W / 71.233°N 26.750°W |
| Adjacent to | |
| Length | 88 km (54.7 mi) |
| Width | 62 km (38.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,200 m (7200 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
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.
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See also
References
External links
- TrailerGreenland Swiss Renland Expedition
- The Renland ice core. A Northern Hemisphere record of aerosol composition over 120,000 years
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