Mount Lugano

Mount Lugano is a 2,194-metre mountain in eastern Greenland’s Northeast Greenland National Park and the highest point in Gletscherland, near Dickson Fjord. Its modern name emerged during Lauge Koch’s 1931–1934 Three-year Expedition to East Greenland, when Swiss geologist Eugen Wegmann named it after Lugano in Switzerland. Earlier in 1931, Louise Boyd had referred to it only by temporary names. Wegmann and fellow Swiss geologist Augusto Gansser made the first ascent on 11 August 1934. Wegmann later recalled that harsh polar conditions on the summit stirred homesick thoughts of Lugano. The peak is noted for its distinctive ice-capped concave summit, especially visible from Bocksrietdal across Hisinger Glacier.

Greenland