Daugaard-Jensen Land
LocationNW Greenland
Coordinates80°19′N 61°30′W
Length120 km
Width90 km
Elevation1066 m
Waterbody
CountryGreenland (Denmark)
PopulationUninhabited

Daugaard-Jensen Land, (Danish: Daugård-Jensen Land), is a peninsula in northwestern Greenland. It is a part of the Avannaata municipality.[1]

Daugaard-Jensen Land was named in honor of Jens Daugaard-Jensen (1871–1938), who served as the Inspector of Greenland from 1912 to 1938.

Geography

Daugaard-Jensen Land is located between Washington Land and the Petermann Glacier. The Cass Fjord is at the southern end, beyond which lies the Humboldt Glacier.[2] The Pentamerus Range is located in the middle/northern region.[1]

The northern coast runs between Aleqatsiaq Fjord and Bessel Fjord, east of which the Petermann Peninsula extends northwards.[3]

Bibliography

  • H.P. Trettin (ed.), Geology of the Innuitian Orogen and Arctic Platform of Canada and Greenland. Geological Survey of Canada (1991) ISBN 978-0660131313

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daugård-Jensen Land". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ GoogleEarth
  3. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 93