Alleruusakasiit, former spelling Agdlerussakasit, is a mountain in the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.
Alleruusakasiit | |
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Agdlerussakasit | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,743.7 m (5,721 ft) |
Coordinates | 60°8′8″N 44°31′44″W / 60.13556°N 44.52889°W[1] |
Geography | |
Geography
editThis mountain is a 1,743.7 m high largely unglaciated rocky summit rising 2.8 km west of the shore of Torsukattak Fjord[2] located across the valley south of Angiartarfik.[3]
Alleruusakasiit is famous for its massive eastern cliff, known as the Thumbnail.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Torsukattak". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Later visits to Stordalens Havn". 1975 University of St Andrews Greenland Expedition. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Ian Parnell: Learning Process. American Alpine Journal (AAJ) 2001, pp. 57–70, Greenland: The Thumbnail. Fragile moments, pp. 61–65