Azimuthbjerg
Appearance
Azimuthbjerg | |
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Miialeqaaq | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,738 m (5,702 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,738 m (5,702 ft) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 63°27′21″N 41°50′58″W / 63.45583°N 41.84944°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
Azimuthbjerg (Greenlandic: Miialeqaaq)[2] is the highest mountain in Skjoldungen Island, SE Greenland.[3]
Geography
[edit]This multi-peaked mountain rises steeply from the shore of the northern end of the Southern Skjoldungen Fjord (Greenlandic: Iittuarmiit), at the NW corner of Skjoldungen Island[4] in the Sermersooq municipality. It is a 1,738-metre-high (5,702 ft) ultra-prominent peak. This mountain is marked as a 5,266-foot-high (1,605 m) peak in the Defense Mapping Agency Greenland Navigation charts.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountains of Greenland
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of North America
- List of the major 100-kilometer summits of North America
References
[edit]- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
- ^ "Azimuthbjerg". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 101
- ^ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet D-16
External links
[edit]- Skjoldungensund, SE Greenland (View of the Azimuthbjerg on the left of the picture)