Gefiontinde

Gefiontinde
Queen Louise Land and neighbouring areas (annotated)
Highest point
Elevation2,364 m (7,756 ft)
Coordinates76°28′8″N 25°38′31″W / 76.46889°N 25.64194°W / 76.46889; -25.64194
Geography

Gefiontinde (Gefion Peak) is the highest mountain in Queen Louise Land (Danish: Dronning Louise Land), NE Greenland. The peak is located in the King Frederick VIII Land area of northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.

This peak was named after Gefion, the virgin sister of Danish deities who is said to have ploughed the whole Danish island of Zealand (Sjælland) in one night.

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