Roosevelt Range
Mountain range in Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roosevelt Range or Roosevelt Mountains (Danish: Roosevelt Fjelde)[1] is a mountain range in Northern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Its highest peak is the highest point in Peary Land.
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Roosevelt Range | |
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Roosevelt Fjelde | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Helvetia Tinde |
Elevation | 1,929 m (6,329 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 150 km (93 mi) E/W |
Width | 60 km (37 mi) N/S |
Geography | |
Country | Greenland |
Region | Peary Land |
Range coordinates | 83°20′N 35°0′W |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Innuitian orogeny |
Age of rock | Precambrian to Late Palaeozoic |
Type of rock | Sandstone, shale, mudstone and quartzite |
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Located about 720 kilometres (450 mi) from the North Pole, the Roosevelt Range is the northernmost mountain range on Earth.[2]