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Azimuthbjerg

Coordinates: 63°27′21″N 41°50′58″W / 63.45583°N 41.84944°W / 63.45583; -41.84944
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Azimuthbjerg
Miialeqaaq
Azimuthbjerg is located in Greenland
Azimuthbjerg
Azimuthbjerg
Highest point
Elevation1,738 m (5,702 ft)[1]
Prominence1,738 m (5,702 ft)
Listing
Coordinates63°27′21″N 41°50′58″W / 63.45583°N 41.84944°W / 63.45583; -41.84944[1]
Geography
LocationSermersooq, Greenland

Azimuthbjerg (Greenlandic: Miialeqaaq)[2] is the highest mountain in Skjoldungen Island, SE Greenland.[3]

Geography

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This multi-peaked mountain rises steeply from the shore of the northern end of the Southern Skjoldungen Fjord (Greenlandic: Iittuarmiit), at the NW corner of Skjoldungen Island[4] 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.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
  3. ^ "Azimuthbjerg". Mapcarta. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 101
  5. ^ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet D-16
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