Watkins Range

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Watkins Range is a remote mountain range in eastern Greenland known for containing Gunnbjørn Fjeld, the highest peak in the Arctic.

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Watkins Range canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain
mountain range
access by ski-plane landings on nearby glaciers
climate polar climate
contains Christian IV Glacier NERFINISHED
Cone
Dome
Ejnar Mikkelsen Fjeld
Gunnbjørn Dome
linked to: Gunnbjørn Fjeld

Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Kronborg Glacier NERFINISHED
Nathorst Tinde
Petermann Peak
Rosenborg Glacier NERFINISHED
Snekuppel
country Greenland
coveredBy glaciers
permanent snowfields
discoveredBy British Arctic Air Route Expedition
elevation 3694 m
firstMajorExploration 1930s
geology Precambrian crystalline rocks
highestPoint Gunnbjørn Fjeld
highestPointOf Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Greenland
knownFor British Arctic Air Route Expedition
containing the highest peak in the Arctic
remote location
locatedIn Sermersooq municipality
Watkins Range
eastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
locatedOnContinent North America
mountainSystem Watkins Mountains
namedAfter Gino Watkins
nearestSettlement Tasiilaq
partOf Greenland ice sheet region
popularFor mountaineering expeditions
ski mountaineering

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gunnbjørn Fjeld mountainRange Watkins Range
Gunnbjørn Fjeld locatedIn Watkins Range
subject linked to: Watkins Range
Gunnbjørn Fjeld mountainRange Watkins Range
subject linked to: Helge Petersen
Gunnbjørn Fjeld locatedIn Watkins Range
subject linked to: Gunnbjørn Fjeldt
Gunnbjørn Fjeld mountainRange Watkins Range
subject linked to: Gunnbjørn Fjeldt