The Napasorsuaq (Danish: Kirkespiret) is a 1,590m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality.[1]

Napasorsuaq
Kirkespiret
Highest point
Elevation1,590 m (5,220 ft)
ListingList of mountains in Greenland
Coordinates60°21′N 44°44′W / 60.350°N 44.733°W / 60.350; -44.733
Geography
Napasorsuaq is located in Greenland
Napasorsuaq
Napasorsuaq

Geography edit

The mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the Southern Sermilik fjord.[2] It is the highest peak of a moderately glaciated mountain chain stretching in a SW/NE direction with summits reaching 1,400 m. The Kirkespirdalen Dal valley, named after the mountain, stretches westwards onto the Saqqa Fjord.

The Napasorsuaq is a popular mountain among climbers because of its firm granite walls, similar to other peaks in the region such as Ketil and Ulamertorsuaq.[3]

 
View of the South Face of Napasorsuaq.

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References edit

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Søndre Sermilik". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. ^ Michael Hjorth. "Ketil Fjeld, South Greenland, 1987". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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