Jameson Land
 Eolian sandstone in Jameson Land | |
  Location within Greenland | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenland |
| Coordinates | 71°10′N 23°30′W / 71.167°N 23.500°W |
| Adjacent to | |
| Highest elevation | 1,444 m (4738 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
| Zone | NE Greenland National Park |
Jameson Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland. The peninsula is located north of Scoresby Sound, opposite of King Christian IX Land. Administratively it falls within Sermersooq municipality.
Geography
Jameson Land is bounded to the south by Scoresby Sound (the world's largest fjord), to the northwest by the Stauning Alps, to the north by Scoresby Land, to the northeast by the Fleming Fjord and the Nathorst Fjord of the Greenland Sea, and to the east by Carlsberg Fjord, the smaller Liverpool Land peninsula branching off, and Hurry Inlet. Its northeastern end is Cape Biot.[1]
Climate
Jameson Land experiences a tundra climate (Köppen: ET); with short, cool summers and long, frigid winters.[2] Temperature & humidity data within the weatherbox below was recorded from the Nerlerit Inaat Airport (2002-2020) and precipitation was sourced from Uunarteq (1958-1980).
| Climate data for Jameson Land (Nerlerit Inaat Airport) (70°20′N 22°39′W / 70.33°N 22.65°W) (14 m (46 ft) AMSL) (2002-2020 data) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.1 (6.6) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.5 (−1.3) |
−20.3 (−4.5) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−15.5 (4.1) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.1 (−36.6) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−26.7 (−16.1) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−39.1 (−38.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49 (1.9) |
39 (1.5) |
47 (1.9) |
28 (1.1) |
26 (1.0) |
24 (0.9) |
29 (1.1) |
48 (1.9) |
47 (1.9) |
65 (2.6) |
42 (1.7) |
49 (1.9) |
502 (19.8) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 113 (44) |
132 (52) |
159 (63) |
167 (66) |
141 (56) |
65 (26) |
12 (4.7) |
0 (0) |
4 (1.6) |
27 (11) |
62 (24) |
86 (34) |
167 (66) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 80.8 |
| Average snowy days | 12.0 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 97.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.2 | 70.0 | 68.2 | 70.2 | 78.8 | 81.3 | 78.0 | 73.5 | 70.8 | 72.4 | 67.6 | 66.9 | 72.4 |
| Source: Danish Meteorological Institute (2002-2020 temperature & humidity)[3] (1958-1980 precipitation & snow)[4] | |||||||||||||
Ecology
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The peninsula's flora includes alpine foxtail, arctic bell-heather, arctic willow, Bigelow's sedge, bog blueberries, various types of cottongrass, dwarf birch, Kentucky bluegrass, moss campion, mountain avens, varioues sedges, slim-stem small reed grass, wideleaf polargrass and the fungus Stereocaulon alpinum.[5]
The peninsula is home to muskoxen, who sustain themselves off mainly willows during summer and various graminoids during winter.[5]
Geology
Jameson Land mainly consists of a tilted peneplain of Jurassic sandstone, highest in the east. In the northern end there are also rocks of Triassic age.[6] Two formations are predominant in Jameson Land: the Triassic Fleming Fjord Formation and the Jurassic Kap Stewart Formation. Triassic fossils of the Fleming Fjord Formation in Jameson Land include: the dipnoi Ceratodus,[7] prosauropod and theropod dinosaurs bones and tracks, sauropod tracks,[8] phytosaurs, temnospondyls, and sharks.[9]
Map of Greenland section
Tail vertebrae and tibia of a 4 meter long prosauropod dinosaur from Jameson Land, at the Geological Museum in Copenhagen
Notable events
In 2026, an American company based in Texas called Greenland Energy planned to drill for crude oil there.[10] This was scrutinized by Greenland's government since they did not receive permission, and contravenes Ramsar Convention.[10] Greenland Energy (chairman Larry Gene Swets Jr.,[11][12] CFA;[13][14] Kenneth C. Griffin, 9 percent owner[14]) unloaded drilling equipment without authorization on the east coast of Greenland.[15]
See also
References
- ↑ "Online Applications Portal". Mineral Licence and Safety Authority, Greenland. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Beck, Hylke E; McVicar, Tim R; Vergopolan, Noemi; et al. (October 23, 2023). "High-resolution (1 km) Köppen-Geiger maps for 1901–2099 based on constrained CMIP6 projections". Nature. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ Cappelen, J; Drost Jensen, C; Laursen, Ellen Vaarby; Stannius, Lotte Sligting; Thomsen, Rikke Sjølin (December 20, 2021). Hansen, Ane; Rasmussen, Leif; Scharling, Mikael (eds.). "Climatological Standard Normals 1991-2020 – Greenland" (PDF). Danish Meteorological Institute. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ↑ Cappelen, J; Jørgensen, Bent Vraae (2000). Buus-Hinkler, J; Rasmussen, T; Scharling, M (eds.). "Klimaobservationer i Grønland, 1958-99 - med klimanormaler 1961-90" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Meteorological Institute - Ministry of Transport. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- 1 2 Thing, H.; Klein, D. R.; Jingfors, K.; Holt, S. (1987). "Ecology of muskoxen in Jameson Land, northeast Greenland". Ecography. 10 (2): 95–103. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.1987.tb00744.x. ISSN 0906-7590. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Geological map of Greenland 1 : 2 500 000". Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
- ↑ Agnolin, F. L., Mateus O., Milàn J., Marzola M., Wings O., Adolfssen J. S., & Clemmensen L. B. (2018). Ceratodus tunuensis, sp. nov., a new lungfish (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Upper Triassic of central East Greenland. Journal of Vertebrate PaleontologyJournal of Vertebrate Paleontology. e1439834
- ↑ Lallensack, J. N., Klein, H., Milàn, J., Wings, O., Mateus, O., & Clemmensen, L. B. (2017). Sauropodomorph dinosaur trackways from the Fleming Fjord Formation of East Greenland: evidence for Late Triassic sauropods. Acta Palaeontol Polonica.
- ↑ Mateus, O., Clemmensen L., Klein N., Wings O., Frobøse N., Milàn J., Adolfssen J., & Estrup E. (2014). The Late Triassic of Jameson Land revisited: new vertebrate findings and the first phytosaur from Greenland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Program and Abstracts, 2014, 182.
- 1 2 Burgis, Tom (2026-08-08). "Greenland issues 'strong warning' as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ "Larry Gene Swets Jr". Saltire Capital. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Larry Swets, CFA". FG Nexus. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Burgis, Tom (9 July 2026). "Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- 1 2 Thorsson, Elías (10 July 2026). "Trump donor buys stake in Greenland oil venture". ArcticToday. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "US company stokes Greenland tensions by unloading drilling gear". The Straits Times. 12 August 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.