Thorland

Thorland
Location in Greenland
Geography
Location Southeast Greenland
Coordinates 63°34′N 41°30′W / 63.567°N 41.500°W / 63.567; -41.500Coordinates: 63°34′N 41°30′W / 63.567°N 41.500°W / 63.567; -41.500
Adjacent bodies of water

Bernstorff Fjord

Irminger Sea
Northern Skjoldungen Fjord
Length 47 km
Width 29 km
Highest elevation 1,915.9 m (6,285.8 ft)
Highest point Ansbjerg
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
Municipality Sermersooq
Demographics
Population 0

Thorland (Danish: Thors Land) is a peninsula in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. It is a part of the Sermersooq municipality.

Geography

Thorland is surrounded to the northeast by the Bernstorff Fjord, to the east by the Irminger Sea and to the southwest by the Northern Skjoldungen Fjord. To the west and the northwest the peninsula is attached to the mainland. The southern part has a deeply indented coast dividing into three narrow arms jutting southeastwards with deep fjords between them, including the Graah Fjord, Jaette Fjord and Kangerdlikajik.[1] Several glaciers pour into the Bernstorff Fjord from the northern side of the peninsula, the most important of which are Storebjørn, Tjalfe Glacier and Røskva Glacier, while the Jomfruen in the west has its terminus in the Norrevig, an offshoot of the Northern Skjoldungen Fjord.[2]

There are several islands at the mouth of the fjords at the eastern end of the peninsula the largest of which are Tupikajik, Akorninarmiut, Imaarsivik, Kiasigssaq, Qiputalik, Nappat, Qeertartivaq and Igdluluarssuk (Sattiaatteq) where there are Paleo-Eskimo archaeological sites.[2]

This desolate peninsula is a destination for mountain climbing owing to some of its sturdy granite walls and jagged peaks.[3] Its highest point is 1,916 m high Ansbjerg rising above the Norrevig in the SW at 63°34′35″N 41°40′5″W / 63.57639°N 41.66806°W / 63.57639; -41.66806 and Kokkefars Hat is a conspicuous 996m high peak at 63°27′5″N 41°33′25″W / 63.45139°N 41.55694°W / 63.45139; -41.55694 in the southernmost arm of the peninsula.[4] Hvidbræmmen is a 1,304 m high peak in the northern side of Thorland.[5]

1944 map of the area around Skjoldungen with the Thorland Peninsula just north of the island.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 102
  2. 1 2 "Thors Land". Mapcarta. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ North America, East Greenland, Thor's Land, Queen Lilliana, First Ascent
  4. ↑ View of the Northern Skjoldungen Fjord with the Kokkefars Hat in the distance
  5. ↑ GoogleEarth

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