Azimuthbjerg
Azimuthbjerg is the highest mountain in Skjoldungen Island, SE Greenland.[2]
| Azimuthbjerg | |
|---|---|
  Azimuthbjerg | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,738 m (5,702 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,738 m (5,702 ft) |
| Listing |
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| Coordinates | 63°27′21″N 41°50′58″W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
Geography
This multi-peaked mountain rises steeply from the shore of the northern end of the Southern Skjoldungen Fjord (Danish: Sondre Skjoldungesund), at the NW corner of Skjoldungen Island[3] 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.[4]
See also
- 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
- Google Earth
- "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
- Skjoldungensund, SE Greenland (View of the Azimuthbjerg on the left of the picture)
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