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Gunnbjørn Fjeld

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The peak rises in an uninhabited part of the eastern coast of Greenland. The mountain is climbed infrequently due to its remote location. Access is often done with helicopter or ski-equipped plane (normally from Iceland).
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on the east coast, which contains several other summits above 3,500 metres. Its height is often given as 3,700 metres (12,139 ft), although figures vary slightly.
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Straight light rays would not allow to see simultaneously Gunnbjørn Fjeld and Snæfellsjökull, while it has been suggested that indivisibility may have existed under
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This article is about the mountain Gunnbjørn Fjeld, also known as Hvitserk. For the Norse legend of the same name as the latter, see
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This article related to a mountain, mountain range, or peak in
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The 107 most isolated major summits of greater North America
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld was first climbed on 16 August 1935 by
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Gunnbjørn
Hvitserk

Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Highest ocean islands
World most prominent peaks
World most isolated peaks
Country high point
Ultra prominent peak
Greenland highest peaks
Coordinates
68°55′10.2″N 29°53′54.72″W / 68.919500°N 29.8985333°W / 68.919500; -29.8985333
Gunnbjørn Fjeld is located in Greenland
Sermersooq
Greenland
Parent range
Watkins Range
First ascent
tallest mountain
Greenland
Denmark
Arctic Circle
nunatak
glacial
Watkins Range
nunataks
Snæfellsjökull
hillingar

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