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Roosevelt Range
Mountain range in Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Quick Facts Highest point, Peak ...
Roosevelt Range | |
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Roosevelt Fjelde | |
![]() Roosevelt Range section of Robert Peary's 1900 explorations map "Polar Regions" | |
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]