Pentamerus Range
The Pentamerus Range (Danish: Pentamerus Bjerge)[1] is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of the Qaasuitsup municipality. The area of the range is uninhabited.[2]
| Pentamerus Range | |
|---|---|
| Pentamerus Bjerge | |
  Location | |
| Geography | |
| Country | Greenland |
| Range coordinates | 80°39′N 64°30′W |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Lower Silurian |
This mountain chain was named after the Pentamerus fossils dating back to the Lower Silurian that have been found in it.[3]
Geography
The Pentamerus Range is an up to almost 1,000 m high mountain range in Daugaard-Jensen Land. It runs roughly from northeast to southwest.[1]
References
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