Nordpasset

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Nordpasset
Location in Greenland
Floor elevation170 m (560 ft) to 1 m (3.3 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Geography
Location Peary Land
CountryGreenland
Coordinates 82°57′N36°15′W / 82.950°N 36.250°W / 82.950; -36.250

The Nordpasset, meaning "North Pass" in Danish, is a glacial valley in Peary Land, Greenland. Administratively, it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. [1] [2]

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The valley was first mapped by Lauge Koch during his cartographic air expedition of 1938. It was explored from the ground by Danish Arctic explorer Eigil Knuth together with Greenlander Jens Geisler in 1950 in the course of the Danish Peary Land Expedition. [3]

Geography

The Nordpasset extends from the Harebugt at the head of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord for 25 km (16 mi) in a WNW direction until the head of O.B. Bøggild Fjord, part of the inner De Long Fjord complex. [4] [5] Its maximum elevation is 170 m (560 ft). [6] To the north, the valley is limited by Amundsen Land. To the south lies the Hans Tausen Ice Cap from which some glaciers flow into it. [3] [7] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
  2. Google Maps
  3. 1 2 Knuth, Eigil (1950-01-01). "Dansk Pearyland Ekspedition. Sidste års meteorologi og topografisk overblik". Geografisk Tidsskrift. ISSN   1903-2471.
  4. Greenland Pilot - Sailing directions for East Greenland
  5. Geographical Items on North Greenland - Encyclopedia Arctica 14
  6. "Nordpasset - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. GoogleEarth