Knud Rasmussen Range
{{Short description|Mountain range in Greenland}}
{{redirect|Rasmussen Range|the mountains in East Greenland|Watkins Range}}
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The Knud Rasmussen Range ({{langx|da|Knud Rasmussen Bjerge}}), also known as Usugdluk,[http://www.geonames.org/maps/google_68.033_-50.283.html Geonames - Knud Rasmussen Bjerge] is a mountain range in West Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Qeqertalik municipality.
The range is named after Greenlandic/Danish polar explorer Knud Rasmussen.
Geography
The Knud Rasmussen Range is a low mountain chain located west of the Greenland Ice Sheet. It lies south of Tycho Brahe Lake at the terminus of J.P. Koch Glacier and north of Usulluup Sermia glacier. Its average elevation is {{convert|305|m|abbr=on}}.[http://elevationmap.net/knud-rasmussen-bjerge-greenland?latlngs=(68.0333333,-50.28333329999998) Elevation of Knud Rasmussen Bjerge Greenland with altitude and height] The Otto Nordenskjöld Valley divides the range in two parts.{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/19190368|title=Knud Rasmussen Bjerge|work=Mapcarta|accessdate=24 June 2016}} The area of the mountain range is uninhabited.Google Earth
Climate
Tundra climate prevails in the Knud Rasmussen Range. The average annual temperature in the area of the range is -10 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature reaches 4 °C and the coldest is February when the temperature sinks to -20 °C.{{cite web|url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php|title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index|work=NASA|accessdate=30 January 2016 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://gl.geoview.info/knud_rasmussen_bjerge,3422345 Geoview - Knud Rasmussen Bjerge]
Category:Mountain ranges of Greenland
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