J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks (Danish: J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker) are a nunatak group in Greenland. Administratively it falls under the Sermersooq Municipality.
| J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks | |
|---|---|
| J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker | |
  J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,667 m (5,469 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 62°49′N 48°55′W / 62.817°N 48.917°W[failed verification][2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | J.A.D. Jensen, 1878 |
This geographic feature was named after Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen.[3]
Geography
editThe J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks are located in Southwest Greenland to the northeast of the Dalager Nunataks,[4] near the western limit of the Greenland Ice Sheet and about 60 km from the coast.[2][5]
The nunatak area is 13 km in length and its maximum width is 8 km; the highest elevation is located at the southeastern end and is 1,667.8 metres (5,472 ft) high.[1]
Climate
editPolar climate prevails in the region. The average annual temperature in the area of the J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks is -14 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature reaches -4 °C and the coldest is February when the temperature sinks to -20 °C.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b GoogleEarth
- ^ a b "J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ Jensen, J. A. D. (1878). J.A.D. Jensens indberetning om den af ham ledede expedition i 1878 [Report on the J.A.D. Jensen Expedition 1878]. Meddelelser om Grønland (in Danish). Vol. 1.
- ^ "Dalager Nunatakker Map, Greenland on Mapcarta".
- ^ "Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin on Core" (PDF).
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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