The Nalumasortoq or Naluumasortoq[1] is a 2,045 meter high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality.[2]

Nalumasortoq
View of the West Face from Tasermiut Fjord
Highest point
Elevation2,045 m (6,709 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Greenland
Coordinates60°23′12″N 44°28′10″W / 60.38667°N 44.46944°W / 60.38667; -44.46944
Geography
Nalumasortoq is located in Greenland
Nalumasortoq
Nalumasortoq

Geography edit

The mountain rises not far from Nanortalik, in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the Tasermiut Fjord.[3]

The Nalumasortoq closes an east-facing valley that lies between the Ulamertorsuaq and Ketil 60°24′59″N 44°30′44″W / 60.41639°N 44.51222°W / 60.41639; -44.51222 mountain peaks and with its 2,045 m it is the tallest peak of the group. Glaciers only appear below 1,600 meters in the east, NW and SW. Its massive western wall is especially popular among mountain climbers.[4][5]

See also edit

Bibliography edit

  • Greenland Tourism: Hiking Map South Greenland/Tasermiut fjorden – Nanortalik. 1996

References edit

  1. ^ Michael Hjorth. "Ketil Fjeld, South Greenland, 1987". bigwall.dk. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ Gazetteer of Greenland Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine written by Per Ivar Haug, UBiT (Universitetsbiblioteket i Trondheim), August 2005, ISBN 82-7113-114-1
  3. ^ "Tasermiutsiaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ Hitoshi Yamaoka: Nalumasortoq. Sekitori. In: American Alpine Club: American Alpine Journal. New York 2001, ISSN 0065-6925, p. 264
  5. ^ Mario Manica: Nalumasortoq. Non c’è Due Senza Tre In: American Alpine Club: American Alpine Journal. New York 2001, ISSN 0065-6925, p. 264

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