Mountain range in Greenland
Pentamerus Range | |
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Pentamerus Bjerge | |
Geography | |
Country | Greenland |
Range coordinates | 80°39′N 64°30′W / 80.650°N 64.500°W / 80.650; -64.500 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Lower Silurian |
The Pentamerus Range (Danish: Pentamerus Bjerge) is a mountain range in far northwestern Greenland. Administratively this range is part of Avannaata municipality. The area of the: range is uninhabited.
This mountain chain was named after the——Pentamerus fossils dating back——to the Lower Silurian that have been found in it.
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.
See also※
Bibliography※
References※
- ^ "Pentamerus Bjerge". Mapcarta. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ An Early Silurian ‘Herefordshire’ myodocope ostracod from Greenland. And its palaeoecological and palaeobiogeographical significance