Tiningnertok

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Tiningnertok
Apostelen Tommelfinger
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Tiningnertok
Highest point
Elevation 2,291.48 m (7,518.0 ft)
Coordinates 60°35′54″N43°49′13″W / 60.59833°N 43.82028°W / 60.59833; -43.82028 Coordinates: 60°35′54″N43°49′13″W / 60.59833°N 43.82028°W / 60.59833; -43.82028 [1]
Geography
Location Kujalleq, Greenland
Climbing
First ascent 1976

Tiningnertok (Danish : Apostelen Tommelfinger, meaning 'Thumb of the Apostle') is a mountain in King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.

Danish language North Germanic language spoken in Denmark

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status. Also, minor Danish-speaking communities are found in Norway, Sweden, Spain, the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Due to immigration and language shift in urban areas, around 15–20% of the population of Greenland speak Danish as their first language.

Mountain A large landform that rises fairly steeply above the surrounding land over a limited area

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

King Frederick VI Coast Region in Greenland

King Frederick VI Coast is a major geographic division of Greenland. It comprises the coastal area of Southeastern Greenland in Sermersooq and Kujalleq municipalities fronting the Irminger Sea of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by King Christian IX Land on the north and the Greenland Ice Sheet to the west.

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This mountain is popular among mountaineers, especially its Northeast Face, but it is of difficult access for it lies in an isolated area where climatic conditions are often rough. Its granite walls are similar to Ketil's. [2]

Granite A common type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock with granular structure

Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture. Granites can be predominantly white, pink, or gray in color, depending on their mineralogy. The word "granite" comes from the Latin granum, a grain, in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a holocrystalline rock. Strictly speaking, granite is an igneous rock with between 20% and 60% quartz by volume, and at least 35% of the total feldspar consisting of alkali feldspar, although commonly the term "granite" is used to refer to a wider range of coarse-grained igneous rocks containing quartz and feldspar.

Ketil (mountain)

The Ketil is a 2,010 m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality.

Geography

Tiningnertok is a massive 2,291.48 m (7,518.0 ft) ultra-prominent mountain with multiple peaks at the top. [3] It rises steeply from the shore east of small Tininnertooq Bay on the northern side of the middle section of Lindenow Fjord (Kangerlussuatsiaq), [1] west of the mouth of the Nørrearm branch of the fjord. [4] [5] Akuliarusersuaq is another massive peak rising barely 3 km to the southeast at 60°34′13″N43°44′4″W / 60.57028°N 43.73444°W / 60.57028; -43.73444 to a height of 1,534.67 m (5,035.0 ft). [6]

Lindenow Fjord

Lindenow Fjord or Kangerlussuatsiaq, is a fjord in the King Frederick VI Coast, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. The fjord is named after Godske Lindenov, admiral of the Danish Navy noted for his role in King Christian IV's expeditions to Greenland.

History

The history of mountaineering in Southeast Greenland began quite recently. In 1971 members of the French Club Alpin of Paris reached the base of the Apostelen Tommelfinger by helicopter, but had to desist following a number of accidents and other problems. Two years later, in 1973, an Italian group of mountaineers also experienced failure while trying to climb this remote peak. [7] Finally the 1976 expedition led by Frenchman Sylvain Jouty succeeded in climbing Tiningnertok. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 GoogleEarth
  2. "Big Walls in Southern Greenland". Big Wall. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Groenland, 1976". Sylvain Jouty. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. The passing of noted French mountaineer Jean-Claude Marmier
  5. "Apostelen Tommelfinger". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  6. "Akuliarusersuaq". Mapcarta. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  7. "Mountaineering history in South Greenland". 1975 University of St Andrews Greenland Expedition. Retrieved 6 June 2016.