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Rigny Bjerg

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307: 41: 48: 487: 110: 40: 424: 235:'s map of 1833 which also contained a drawing of the mountain's profile as seen from the sea. The mountain was then identified by the 1895-96 435: 507: 244: 502: 327: 262:, such as "Snow Falcon", as well as neighboring peaks in the region such as RHARPeak. The first successful ascent in 1998 by 96: 103: 306: 512: 446:"Blue Shirt" - probably a descriptive name alluding to a dark appearance towering over the white inland ice, cf 310: 252: 197: 482: 240: 413: 236: 224: 232: 208: 280:
The first full ascent of Rigny Bjerg was made on 19 July 2003 by the 'Midnight Sun 03 Expedition'.
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Certain studies claim that the mountain corresponds to the legendary
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Mount Rigny is the highest peak in a mountainous area east of the
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Mount Rigny is located in Greenland
Sermersooq
Greenland
Elevation
Listing
List of mountains in Greenland
Coordinates
69°2′55″N 26°49′23″W / 69.04861°N 26.82306°W / 69.04861; -26.82306
Sermersooq
Greenland
First ascent
Danish
Greenland
King Christian IX Land
Sermersooq
Jules de Blosseville
Marie Henri Daniel Gauthier, comte de Rigny
Sortebrae Glacier
Blosseville Coast
Jules de Blosseville
Ingolf Expedition
C.F. Wandel
Carlsbergfund Expedition to East Greenland
G.C. Amdrup
Defense Mapping Agency
mountaineers
Norsemen
Henry Hudson

Defense Mapping Agency

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