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Alleruusakasiit

Coordinates: 60°8′8″N 44°31′44″W / 60.13556°N 44.52889°W / 60.13556; -44.52889
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Alleruusakasiit
Agdlerussakasit
View of Stordalen Havn in Torsukattak Fjord with the Alleruusakasiit in the background
Highest point
Elevation1,743.7 m (5,721 ft)
Coordinates60°8′8″N 44°31′44″W / 60.13556°N 44.52889°W / 60.13556; -44.52889[1]
Geography
Alleruusakasiit is located in Greenland
Alleruusakasiit
Alleruusakasiit

Alleruusakasiit, former spelling Agdlerussakasit, is a mountain in the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Geography

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This 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

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References

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  1. ^ GoogleEarth
  2. ^ "Torsukattak". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Later visits to Stordalens Havn". 1975 University of St Andrews Greenland Expedition. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  4. ^ Ian Parnell: Learning Process. American Alpine Journal (AAJ) 2001, pp. 57–70, Greenland: The Thumbnail. Fragile moments, pp. 61–65