Nordpasset

Not to be confused with Nordpassagen.

Nordpasset
ONC map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland
Nordpasset Location in Greenland
Floor elevation	170 m (560 ft) to 1 m (3.3 ft)
Length	25 km (16 mi)
Geography
Location	Peary Land
Country	Greenland
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]}

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]}

See also

• Sirius Passet

References

1. Nunat Aqqi; Stednavne
2. Google Maps
3. 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

External links

• Vertical air photo of the eastern part of Nordpasset.