Knud Rasmussen Range

"Rasmussen Range" redirects here. For the mountains in East Greenland, see Watkins Range.

Knud Rasmussen Range
Usugdluk
Knud Rasmussen Range Location
Highest point
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Dimensions
Length	17 km (11 mi) NW/SE
Width	8 km (5.0 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Country	Greenland
Range coordinates	68°2′N 50°17′W

The Knud Rasmussen Range (Danish: Knud Rasmussen Bjerge), also known as Usugdluk,[1] is a mountain range in West Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Qeqertalik municipality.

The range is named after Greenlandic/Danish polar explorer Knud Rasmussen.

Geography

The Knud Rasmussen Range is a low mountain chain located west of the Greenland Ice Sheet. It lies south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier and north of Usulluup Sermia glacier. Its average elevation is 305 m (1,001 ft).[2] The Otto Nordenskjöld Valley divides the range in two parts.[3] The area of the mountain range is uninhabited.[4]

Climate

Tundra climate prevails in the Knud Rasmussen Range. The average annual temperature in the area of the range is -10 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature reaches 4 °C and the coldest is February when the temperature sinks to -20 °C.[5]

See also

• List of mountain ranges of Greenland

References

1. Geonames - Knud Rasmussen Bjerge
2. Elevation of Knud Rasmussen Bjerge Greenland with altitude and height
3. "Knud Rasmussen Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
4. Google Earth
5. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

• Geoview - Knud Rasmussen Bjerge