The range is located in Hall Land, one of the coldest places in Greenland.

[2] This mountain chain was named after Ivar Haug, who compiled the first Gazetteer of Greenland.

It runs roughly from east to west across the peninsula, from the shores of the Nares Strait to the shores of the Newman Bay, separating the unglaciated Polaris Foreland in the north from the southern part of Hall Land.

[4] 1,094 metres (3,589 ft) high Kayser Mountain, the highest elevation of the range, is located at its northeastern end.

[5] Pentamerus fossils dating back to the Lower Silurian have been found in this mountain range.