The Napasorsuaq ( da, Kirkespiret) is a 1,590m–high
mountain
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in southern
Greenland
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, 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
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municipality.
Geography
The mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the
Southern Sermilik
Southern Sermilik ( da, Søndre Sermilik) is a fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography
The fjord is oriented in a roughly NE/SW direction, to the southwest the Southern Sermilik Fjord o ...
fjord.
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
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Based on figures from the Ce ...
.
The Napasorsuaq is a popular mountain among climbers because of its firm
granite
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walls, similar to other peaks in the region such as
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), ...
and
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 th ...
.
See also
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Big wall climbing
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*
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 ...
References
External links
Karsten Secher, GEUS - ''The Nalunaq Gold Mine''
Mountains of Greenland
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