| Gefiontinde | |
|---|---|
 Queen Louise Land and neighbouring areas (annotated) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,364 m (7,756 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 76°28′8″N 25°38′31″W / 76.46889°N 25.64194°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Gefiontinde | |
Gefiontinde (Gefion Peak) is the highest mountain in Queen Louise Land (Danish: Dronning Louise Land), NE Greenland. The peak is located in the King Frederick VIII Land area of northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
This peak was named after Gefion, the virgin sister of Danish deities who is said to have ploughed the whole Danish island of Zealand (Sjælland) in one night.[2]
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Higgins, Anthony K. (2010-12-21), "Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland" (PDF), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin, 21, Copenhagen, Denmark: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS): 1–368, ISSN 1604-8156, retrieved 2019-12-01