The Nalumasortoq or Naluumasortoq is a 2,045 meter high
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in southern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
, in the
Kujalleq
Kujalleq ( Greenlandic: , da, Den Syden, lit=The South) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
...
municipality.
Geography
The mountain rises not far from
Nanortalik
Nanortalik (), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name ''Nanortalik'' means "Place of Polar Bear ...
, in the mountainous
peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the
Tasermiut Fjord
Tasermiut Fjord is a 70-kilometre-long fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality. Nanortalik Island is located near the mouth of the fjord.
Tasermiut Fjord has some of the very few growths of d ...
.
The Nalumasortoq closes an east-facing valley that lies between the
Ulamertorsuaq
The Ulamertorsuaq is a 1,858 m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality. Geography
Together with Nalumasortoq and Ketil, this mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of t ...
and
Ketil
Ketil is a Norwegian masculine given name, and may refer to:
* Ketil Askildt (1900-1978), Norwegian discus thrower
* Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952), Norwegian pianist
* Ketil Flatnose (9th century), Norwegian hersir
* Ketil Haugsand (21st century) ...
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.
Mario Manica: ''Nalumasortoq. Non c’è Due Senza Tre''
In: American Alpine Club
The American Alpine Club (AAC) is a non-profit member organization with more than 24,000 members. Its vision is to create "a united community of competent climbers and healthy climbing landscapes." The Club is housed in the American Mountaineerin ...
: American Alpine Journal. New York 2001, ISSN 0065-6925, p. 264
See also
* Big wall climbing
*List of mountains in Greenland
This is a list of mountains in Greenland.
List
For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location ...
Bibliography
*Greenland Tourism: ''Hiking Map South Greenland/Tasermiut fjorden'' – Nanortalik. 1996
References
External links
''Climbing routes - Nalumasortoq''
Mountains of Greenland
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