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'''Sandersons Hope''' is a {{convert|1042|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="saga"/> [[mountain]] in the [[Qaasuitsup]] municipality in northwestern [[Greenland]], located in the western part of [[Qaarsorsuaq Island]] in the [[Upernavik Archipelago]].
'''Sandersons Hope''' is a {{convert|1042|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="saga"/> [[mountain]] in the [[Qaasuitsup]] municipality in northwestern [[Greenland]], located in the western part of [[Qaarsorsuaq Island]] in the [[Upernavik Archipelago]]. It was named by English explorer John Davis in 1587.


== Geography ==
== Geography ==

Revision as of 20:44, 15 February 2016

Sandersons Hope
Sandersons Hope seen from the north, from Upernavik Island
Highest point
Elevation1,042 m (3,419 ft)[1]
Prominence1,042 m (3,419 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Sandersons Hope is located in Upernavik Archipelago
Sandersons Hope
Sandersons Hope
LocationQaarsorsuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland

Sandersons Hope is a 1,042 m (3,419 ft)[1] mountain in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland, located in the western part of Qaarsorsuaq Island in the Upernavik Archipelago. It was named by English explorer John Davis in 1587.

Geography

Sandersons Hope is covered by snow for most of the year, although it is not glaciated. It is visible from the Upernavik Airport 9.5 km (31,000 ft) away, and from the entire southeastern eastern coast of Upernavik Island.

References

  1. ^ a b Upernavik, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992