Gauss Peninsula

Gauss Peninsula (Danish: Gauss Halvø) is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. Administratively this peninsula is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.

Gauss Peninsula

Gauss Halvø
Gauss Peninsula
Geography
Location	East Greenland
Coordinates	73°30′N 23°10′W
Adjacent bodies of water	Muskox Fjord Nordfjord Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord Foster Bay
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Width	30 km (19 mi)
Highest elevation	1,627 m (5,338 ft)
Highest point	Harder Bjerg
Administration
Greenland (Denmark)
Zone	NE Greenland National Park
Demographics
Population	Uninhabited

History

The second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 originally gave the name Cap Gauss to a point on the south side of this peninsula, but A.G. Nathorst's 1899 expedition was unable to determine the position because of the rounding of the coast and applied the name Gauss Halfö to the peninsula as a whole. It is named after German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.[1]

Geography

The Gauss Peninsula is located between the Muskox Fjord (Moskusokse Fjord) and Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord. The Nordfjord lies at its western end and Mackenzie Bay and Foster Bay of the Greenland Sea shore on its southeastern side.[2]

The peninsula is mountainous, with the Hjelm Range (Hjelmbjergene) located on the southern coast and the Giesecke Range (Giesecke Bjerge) located in the eastern part of the peninsula. Hold with Hope peninsula is located further to the east, beyond the Badland Valley (Badlanddal).[3]

Map of Northeastern Greenland

East Greenland Terra/MODIS satellite image

References

1. "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. "Gauss Halvø". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
3. "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

External links

• Tertiary volcanism in northern E Greenland: Gauss Halvø and Hold with Hope