Alleruusakasiit, former spelling ''Agdlerussakasit'', is a
mountain
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in the
Kujalleq municipality, southern
Greenland
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.
Geography
This mountain is a 1,743.7 m high largely
unglaciated
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rocky summit rising 2.8 km west of the shore of
Torsukattak Fjord
Torsukattak is a fjord in far southern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography
Torsukattak Fjord is located to the southwest of Prince Christian Sound near the Cape Farewell Archipelago. The fjord is or ...
located across the valley south of
Angiartarfik
Angiartarfik, former spelling ''Angîârtarfik'', is a mountain in the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. Geography
Angiartarfik is a mountain with multiple rocky peaks, the highest of which reaches 1,824 m. This largely unglaciated moun ...
.
Alleruusakasiit is famous for its massive eastern
cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...
, known as the
Thumbnail
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.
Ian Parnell
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: ''Learning Process''. American Alpine Journal (AAJ) 2001, pp. 57–70, ''Greenland: The Thumbnail. Fragile moments'', pp. 61–65
See also
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Big wall climbing
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List of mountains in Greenland
References
Mountains of Greenland
Kujalleq
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