| Petermann Peak | |
|---|---|
| Petermann Bjerg | |
  Petermann Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,943 m (9,656 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 73°5′24″N 26°23′25″W / 73.09000°N 26.39028°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fraenkel Land, NE Greenland |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1929[2] |
Petermann Peak,[3] (Danish: Petermann Bjerg),[4] also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point[2] is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The area around Petermann Peak is uninhabited. This mountain is located in the high Arctic zone, where Polar climate prevails. The average annual temperature in the area is −16 °C. The warmest month is June, when the average temperature rises to −2 °C, and the coldest is January, with −22 °C.[5]
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Wordie, J. M.; Wakefield, R. C.; Whittard, W. F.; Manley, G. (1930). "Cambridge East Greenland Expedition, 1929: Ascent of Petermann Peak". The Geographical Journal. 75 (6): 481–502. doi:10.2307/1784482. JSTOR 1784482.
- ^ "Petermann Bjerg". Mapcarta. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 26 June 2016.