Pentamerus Range
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Pentamerus Range
Location
The Pentamerus Range (Danish: Pentamerus Bjerge)[1] is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The area of the range is uninhabited.[2]
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]
See also
- List of mountain ranges of Greenland
- Peary Land Group
Bibliography
- Greenland geology and selected mineral occurrences - GEUS
References
External links
- Geological map of Greenland - 1 : 500 000 - Polygon Legend - GEUS
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