Niviarsiat, NE Greenland
Niviarsiat is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.[2]
| Niviarsiat | |
|---|---|
  Niviarsiat Suess Land, NE Greenland | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 837 m (2,746 ft) |
| Coordinates | 73°4′N 25°13′W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Suess Land, NE Greenland |
Geography
This mountain rises at the NE end of Suess Land in a bend of the Antarctic Sound, a southern branch of Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord.[3] It was named by Lauge Koch during his 1926–27 expedition to East Greenland.[4]
See also
References
- GoogleEarth
- "Niviarsiat". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Higgins, Anthony K. (2010-12-21). "Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland" (PDF). Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin. Copenhagen, Denmark: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). 21: 1–368. ISSN 1604-8156. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- Koch, L. 1929: The geology of East Greenland. Meddelelser om Grønland 73, II (1), 1–204.
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