Nasaasaaq
Sign in to saveNasaasaaq ([nasaːsɑːq̚] ) is a prominent mountain in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. It is located on the mainland of Greenland, immediately to the southeast of Sisimiut on the northern coast of Amerloq Fjord, a tributary of Davis Strait.
Wikidata facts
Show 2 more facts
- topographic prominence
- 784
- Commons category
- Nasaasaaq
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Topography
- Tourism
- Polar Route
- References
Nasaasaaq ([nasaːsɑːq̚] ) is a prominent mountain in the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. It is located on the mainland of Greenland, immediately to the southeast of Sisimiut on the northern coast of Amerloq Fjord, a tributary of Davis Strait.
The mountain massif is spread out over in the west–east direction, constituting the terminal point of a long mountain range extending from the Pingu mountain group halfway between Davis Strait and the Greenland ice sheet (). The range flattens considerably towards the east in the area of Kangaamiut dike swarm north of Kangerlussuaq, due to pressure exerted by the icesheet for long periods in the past. The Nasaasaaq ridge connects to the other latitudinal ridges approximately east of Sisimiut.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nasaasaaq” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations
Available in 8 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0