Stjernebannertinde
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{{short description|Mountain in the Roosevelt Range, Greenland}}
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| name = Stjernebannertinde
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| elevation_m = 1424
| prominence_m = 647
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| location = Peary Land, Greenland
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| range = H. H. Benedict Range
Roosevelt Range
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Stjernebannertinde (Starry Banner Peak) is the highest mountain in the H. H. Benedict Range, a subrange of the Roosevelt Range, Northern Greenland.
The peak was first climbed in 1996 by the members of the American Top of the World Expedition (ATOW). It was one of the two main objectives of the expedition members in the northern part of Peary Land.1997 American Alpine Journal, p.215
Geography
Rising above the western flank of the Moore Glacier, the {{convert|1424|m|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=73229|title=Stjernebannertinde, Greenland|work=Peakbagger|accessdate=21 November 2022}} high Stjernebannertinde is the highest point of the H. H. Benedict Range, an eastern prolongation of the Roosevelt Range located in the eastern section of North Peary Land. The same mountain is marked as a {{convert|4701|ft|m|adj=mid|-high|0}} peak in the A-5 sheet of the Defense Mapping Agency Navigation charts.[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operational_Navigation_Chart_A-5,_3rd_edition.jpg 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet A-5]
Administratively the Stjernebannertinde belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334298661_Oodaaq_O_and_other_short-lived_islets_north_of_Greenland Oodaaq Ø and other short-lived islets north of Greenland, Polar Record 55(01):14–24, July 2019 DOI:10.1017/S0032247419000135]
Category:Mountains of Greenland
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