Wollaston Foreland
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  Wollaston Foreland Location | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | East Greenland |
| Coordinates | 74°30′N 20°00′W / 74.500°N 20.000°WCoordinates: 74°30′N 20°00′W / 74.500°N 20.000°W |
| Adjacent bodies of water | |
| Length | 71 km (44.1 mi) |
| Width | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,444 m (4738 ft) |
| Highest point | |
| Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
| Zone | NE Greenland National Park |
Wollaston Foreland (Danish: Wollaston Forland) is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
History[]
This peninsula was named by William Scoresby in 1822 as a testimony of respect to William Hyde Wollaston. It was also surveyed and explored by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 led by Carl Koldewey.
The Danish Sirius Dog Sled Patrol has its headquarters at Daneborg on the southeastern shore. The Zackenberg research station is situated further West, near Young Sound.
Geography[]
Wollaston Foreland is bounded in the north by the Lindeman Fjord and of Hochstetter Bay, in the east by the Greenland Sea, in the south by the Young Sound and Gael Hamke Bay[1] and in the west by .[2] To the south and southwest across Young Sound lies large Clavering Island, close off northeast Sabine Island, and close off north Kuhn Island. is the peninsula's easternmost point.[3]
Wollaston Foreland is mountainous. Its highest point is the massive-looking 1444 m high , located in the western section near the isthmus. Other important mountains are Zackenberg, Kuplen, Nålene, Cardiocerasbjerg, Aucellabjerg, Murbjerg, Hühnerbjerg, Clark Bjerg and Herschell Bjerg.[3]
 East Greenland Terra/MODIS satellite image |
 View of the Hühnerbjerg (German: Hühnerberg) glacier at the northeastern end. |
Bibliography[]
- Koldewey, Carl (1874) German Arctic Expedition of 1869-70, and Narrative of the Wreck of the 'Hansa' in the Ice, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & Searle
References[]
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 101
- ^ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Wollaston Forland". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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