Catalogue of Place Names in Northern East Greenland
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Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland In this section all officially approved, and many Greenlandic names are spelt according to the unapproved, names are listed, together with explana- modern Greenland orthography (spelling reform tions where known. Approved names are listed in 1973), with cross-references from the old-style normal type or bold type, whereas unapproved spelling still to be found on many published maps. names are always given in italics. Names of ships are Prospectors place names used only in confidential given in small CAPITALS. Individual name entries are company reports are not found in this volume. In listed in Danish alphabetical order, such that names general, only selected unapproved names introduced beginning with the Danish letters Æ, Ø and Å come by scientific or climbing expeditions are included. after Z. This means that Danish names beginning Incomplete documentation of climbing activities with Å or Aa (e.g. Aage Bertelsen Gletscher, Aage de by expeditions claiming ‘first ascents’ on Milne Land Lemos Dal, Åkerblom Ø, Ålborg Fjord etc) are found and in nunatak regions such as Dronning Louise towards the end of this catalogue. Å replaced aa in Land, has led to a decision to exclude them. Many Danish spelling for most purposes in 1948, but aa is recent expeditions to Dronning Louise Land, and commonly retained in personal names, and is option- other nunatak areas, have gained access to their al in some Danish town names (e.g. Ålborg or Aalborg region of interest using Twin Otter aircraft, such that are both correct). However, Greenlandic names be - the remaining ‘climb’ to the summits of some peaks ginning with aa following the spelling reform dating may be as little as a few hundred metres; this raises from 1973 (a long vowel sound rather than short) are the question of what constitutes an ‘ascent’? treated as two consecutive ‘a’s. In the reference list of An exception is made for climbs in the Stauning this volume the standard English alphabetical order is Alper (Map 5), where there is almost full documenta- used. tion by visiting expeditions with many climbing In each individual name entry the name (e.g. A. reports either published, or deposited in the report Schmidt Gletscher) is followed by the Place Name archives of the Danish Polar Center (DPC), the Royal Committee reference number (e.g. 74Ø-161) and Geographical Society of London (RGS) or British then the latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes Mountaineering Council (BMC). and tenths of a minute (e.g. 74°01.8´N 22°26.1´W). In this section north-east, north-west, south-east Alternative approved names are given in square and south-west are replaced by NE, NW, SE and SW. brackets. Description and explanation of the name then follows, and each entry closes with any recorded name variations in italics. A A. Schmidt Gletscher 74Ø-161 (74°01.8´N 22°26.1´W). Minor Treårsekspeditionen, and the name was originally applied to the glacier in the Nørlund Alper, NE Hudson Land, draining north to present Budolfi Isstrøm farther to the north. However, since Wordie Bugt, so named by Lauge Koch’s 1929–30 expeditions. Budolfi Isstrøm had been named by J.P. Koch in 1917, the name Lacmann’s (1937) maps apply this name to Nippoldt Gletscher, A.B. Drachmann Gletscher was transferred to the present glacier. immediately to the west. The name commemorates Anders Bjørn Drach mann [1860–1935], A. Stelling Sund 76Ø-47 (76°22.0´N 20°28.0´W; Map 4). Sound professor at the University of Copenhagen 1905–26, and chairman between Djævleøen and Nanok Ø. Named by the 1906–08 of the board of the Carlsbergfondet 1926–33. (A.B. Drachmann Danmark-Ekspeditionen for Anton Stelling, who supplied paint to Bræ.) the expedition from his business in Copenhagen without charge (J. A.P. Olsen Land 74Ø-181 (74°38.0´N 21°40.0´W; Maps 2, 4). Land Løve, personal communication 2009). (A. Stellings Sund, Stellings area between Svejstrup Dal and inner Tyrolerfjord. Mapped by Sund.) Lauge Koch on reconnaissance flights in 1932 during the 1931–34 A.B. Drachmann Gletscher 76Ø-131a (76°10.0´N 24°27.0´W; Treårsekspeditionen (Fig. 15), and named after Anders Peter Maps 2, 4; Fig. 21). Large E–W-trending glacier in Carlsbergfondet Olsen [1862–1932], colony manager in Jakobs havn [Illulissat] Land, southern Dronning Louise Land. The area was mapped by 1902–12 and later head of a department in Grøn lands Styrelse. Lauge Koch on reconnaissance flights in 1932 during the 1931–34 (A.P. Olsens Land.) 117 Aamarsuit [Ikkaalissat] 70Ø-294 (70°27.7´N 22°14.5´W). Achton Friis Ø 78Ø-40 79Ø-28 (78°57.6´N 19°13.6´W; Map 4). Abandoned coal-mine, a small quarry on the coast of SW Liverpool Island north of Schnauder Ø, Jøkelbugten. Named by Eigil Knuth’s Land east of Aamarsuit Nuaat. Recorded by the 1955 Geodætisk 1938–39 Mørkefjord expedition for Johannes Achton Friis Institut name registration, the name means ‘coal’. Aumarssuit (= [1871–1939], a Danish artist and writer. He was an artist on the Aamarssuit) was said in 1955 to be the name used by the younger 1906–08 Danmark-Ekspeditionen, when he made about 100 paint- generation. It has also been called Dortes Kulmine. See also ings and drawings. Ikkaalisaat. (Aumarssuit). Ad Astra Iskappe 77Ø-137 (77°00.0´N 24°00.0´W; Maps 2, 4; Fig. Aamarsuit Nuaat [Basaltnæs] 70Ø-293 (70°27.4´N 22°16.1´W). 21). Ice cap in northern Dronning Louise Land, east of the lower Minor cape east of Ittaajimmit [Kap Hope], SW Liverpool Land. part of Admiralty Gletscher. Named by the 1952–54 British North Recorded by the 1955 Geodætisk Institut name registration, the Greenland Expedition as Adastra Iskappe in honour of the Royal name translates as ‘coal cape’, a reference to nearby outcrops of Air Force which supplied transport to the expedition, and whose coal. (Aumarssuit nûat, Íkauligssat nûat.) motto is ‘Per ardua ad astra’ (through difficulties to the stars). The Aantuuntap Taartaa 70Ø-297 (70°28´N 22°13´W). Large stone on current approved form was retained despite efforts by Brian the west side of Rosenvinge Bugt, southernmost Liverpool Land. Roberts on behalf of the expedition to change it to Adastra Iskappe. The name was recorded by the 1955 Geodætisk Institut name See also Adastra Lake. registration, and translates roughly as ‘Antonies helping spirit’. It Ad. S. Jensen Land 75Ø-41 76Ø-345 (76°06.0´N 21°08.0´W; Maps recalls an incident when Henrik Høegh’s kivfak (house-keeper) 2, 4). Land area north of Bessel Fjord. One of the names found on was said to have seen a spirit-being at this point. (Ântûntap târtâ.) the 1932 edition of the Geodætisk Institut 1:1 million scale map, it Aappalaartukajik [Røde Hytte] 70Ø (70°32´N 23°41´W). Name used derives from Lauge Koch’s aerial observations during the 1931–34 in Grønlands Landsmuseum reports for the Inuit ruins around the Treårsekspeditionen. It was named after Adolf Severin Jensen present hunting hut known as Røde Hytte in southern Jameson [1866–1953], a zoologist noted for his fishery investigations in Land. It translates as ‘the little reddish’. West Greenland, and professor at the University of Copenhagen Aappalaatsiaq 73Ø-387 (73°36.7´N 25°31.4´W). This is probably 1917–37; he was a member of the committee of the 1931–34 the 1998 m high summit on the north side of Grejsdalen in Andrée Treårsekspeditionen. Land. It was named by Erdhardt Fränkl during Lauge Koch’s Adam af Bremen Dal [William Smith Dal] 72Ø-173 (72°48.8´N 1948–50 expeditions, although the position is not found on any of 22°31.2´W; Map 4). E–W-trending major valley on SE Geogra - his maps (Fränkl 1953). It is Greenlandic for ‘the red’, and the name phical Society Ø. The name was one of a group given by the Place derives from the colour of the rocks. (Augpalâtsiaq, Apalatiak.) Name Committee in 1939 to replace proposals by Hans Stauber. Aappaleqisaap Kuua [Tværelv] 70Ø-187 (70°31.5´N 22°10.2´W). Adam af Bremen [d. 1075], is noted for ‘De Hamburgske Ærke - River in southernmost Liverpool Land, draining into the west side biskoppers Historie’, a description of Scandinavia based on written of Hvalrosbugt. Recorded by the 1955 Geodætisk Institut name and spoken sources in which Greenland is described. The valley is registration, the name translates as ‘reddish river’. (Augpaleqisâp more usually known by its second authorised name, William Smith kûa.) Dal. It was also called Brandal by Norwegian scientists. Aappaleqisaaq 70Ø-298 (70°30.0´N 22°12.0´W). Hillside on the Adastra Lake 77Ø (77°03.5´N 23°05.0´W). Ice-dammed lake in east- west side of Rosenvinge Bugt, southern Liverpool Land, corre- ern Dronning Louise Land, which periodically develops on the site sponding to the flanks of Gulefjeld (= yellow hill). One of the of southern Strandelv. It was present in 1951 during the British names recorded by the 1955 Geodætisk Institut name registration, North Greenland reconnaissance expedition, when it was surveyed it is named for its colour, translating as ‘the reddish’. ( A u g p a l e - as a possible landing site for Sunderland aircraft. See also Ad Astra qisâq.) Iskappe. Aappaleqisaaq Kiatteq 70Ø-189 (70°30.7´N 22°06.5´W). Delta or Admiralty Gletscher 76Ø-309 77Ø-131a (77°04.0´N 24°14.0´W; slope on the west side of Hvalrosbugt, southern Liverpool Land, Maps 2, 4; Fig.