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 "excerpt": "HP Renland, the Renland high point, is the 2,200 m highest summit of Greenland's Renland peninsula, on the northern shores of the Scoresbysund fjord system.",
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 "markdown": "# HP Renland\n\n**HP Renland** (Renland high point) is the highest summit of the Renland peninsula in East Greenland, with an elevation of 2,200 m (7,218 ft) at coordinates 71.3333°N, 26.3333°W.<sup>[1](https://peakery.com/renland-hp-greenland/)</sup> It stands on Ren Land, which forms part of the northern shores of Scoresbysund, the largest fjord system in the world.<sup>[2](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200915801)</sup>\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Elevation | 2,200 m (7,218 ft)<sup>[1](https://peakery.com/renland-hp-greenland/)</sup> |\n| Topographic prominence | 1,950 m (6,398 ft)<sup>[5](http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/greenland.html)</sup> |\n| Location | Renland peninsula, East Greenland, at 71.3333°N, 26.3333°W<sup>[5](http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/greenland.html)</sup> |\n| Ice cover | The summit area lies within the Renland Ice Cap, which covered 1,200 km<sup>2</sup> in the 1980s<sup>[3](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)</sup> |\n\n## Setting\n\nThe peak is the high point of the Renland peninsula, which sits at the end of the Scoresbysund Fjord about 150 km east of the margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The peninsula carries the separate Renland Ice Cap, which in the 1980s covered an area of 1,200 km<sup>2</sup> and extended roughly 40 km from north to south and 60 km from east to west.<sup>[3](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)</sup> The underlying bedrock is a high mountain plateau with elevations from 1,200 to 2,000 m above sea level, and the bedrock topography varies by 300 to 400 m even within distances of less than 1 km.<sup>[3](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)</sup>\n\nThe ice cap itself reaches a maximum surface elevation of 2,464 m on its eastern dome, higher than the rock high point, with ice thickness ranging from 80 to 620 m across the cap.<sup>[3](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)</sup> Steep outlet glaciers, including the Edward Bailey Glacier and Apusinikajik Glacier, drain the plateau into the surrounding valleys and fjords.<sup>[3](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)</sup>\n\n## Prominence and ranking\n\nBy elevation alone, peakery lists it as #220 in [Greenland](https://www.edgepedia.org/greenland).<sup>[1](https://peakery.com/renland-hp-greenland/)</sup>\n\n## Scientific and climbing history\n\nThe peninsula is better known for science than for mountaineering. A 324 m surface-to-bedrock ice core was recovered from the summit of the ice cap in 1988 during the Nordic Renland Project; it covers a full glacial cycle back to approximately 130,000 BP, with the last glacial period and the previous Eemian interglacial compressed into the deepest 20 m.<sup>[4](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology/article/are-changes-in-atmospheric-cleansing-responsible-for-observed-variations-of-impurity-concentrations-in-ice-cores/BA193F7775FBD0D3FED2512DE0B37152)</sup>\n\nClimbing activity began late. Before 2007, the only known climbing of any significance took place in 1999, when a team of [Norwegians](https://www.edgepedia.org/norwegians) and Swedes climbed several big rock routes on the south coast. In 2007, 50 West Lancashire County Scouts made first ascents of 32 peaks, and later parties, including a 2008 [Queen's University Belfast](https://www.edgepedia.org/queens-university-belfast) team based on the Edward Bailey Glacier, added new rock routes on the peninsula's solid granitic walls.<sup>[2](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200915801)</sup>\n\n## References\n\n1. [Renland HP – Greenland, peakery](https://peakery.com/renland-hp-greenland/)\n2. [North America, Greenland, East Coast, Ren Land, Various Ascents, American Alpine Journal (2009)](https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200915801)\n3. [Ice thickness and volume of the Renland Ice Cap, East Greenland, Journal of Glaciology](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/ice-thickness-and-volume-of-the-renland-ice-cap-east-greenland/A2DFF7E0BA96059522D9CB15D801262C)\n4. [Are changes in atmospheric cleansing responsible for observed variations of impurity concentrations in ice cores?, Annals of Glaciology](https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/annals-of-glaciology/article/are-changes-in-atmospheric-cleansing-responsible-for-observed-variations-of-impurity-concentrations-in-ice-cores/BA193F7775FBD0D3FED2512DE0B37152)\n5. [Greenland, peaklist.org](http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/greenland.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Places and geography › Landforms and terrestrial features › Mountains, plains, and other land terrain › Named mountains and peaks › Mountains of Africa, Oceania, and Antarctica*\n\n*Initially written Oct 20, 2026 · Edited: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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 "speakable": "HP Renland, the Renland high point, is the 2,200 m highest summit of Greenland's Renland peninsula, on the northern shores of the Scoresbysund fjord system."
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