The Ketil ( kl, Uiluit Qaqqaa, meaning "Shell Mountain") is a 2,010 m–high
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in southern
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
, in the
Kujalleq
Kujalleq ( Greenlandic: , da, Den Syden, lit=The South) is a municipality on the southern tip of Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009. The administrative center of the municipality is in Qaqortoq (formerly called Julianehåb).
Creation
...
municipality.
Ketil's
granite
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walls are similar to
Tiningnertok's (Apostelen Tommelfinger), another massive peak in the east coast.
Geography
Together with
Nalumasortoq
The Nalumasortoq or Naluumasortoq is a 2,045 meter high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality. Geography
The mountain rises not far from Nanortalik, in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side ...
and
Ulamertorsuaq
The Ulamertorsuaq is a 1,858 m–high mountain in southern Greenland, in the Kujalleq municipality. Geography
Together with Nalumasortoq and Ketil, this mountain rises in the mountainous peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of t ...
, Ketil is part of the group of three massive largely
unglaciated
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rocky mountains rising in the peninsula of the mainland which forms the eastern side of the
Tasermiut Fjord
Tasermiut Fjord is a 70-kilometre-long fjord in southwestern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Kujalleq municipality. Nanortalik Island is located near the mouth of the fjord.
Tasermiut Fjord has some of the very few growths of d ...
.
In the same manner as its slightly lower neighbour Ulamertorsuaq, Ketil has become popular among mountain climbers owing to its higher than 1000 m sheer western granite wall. It is considered one of the most challenging
Big Walls on Earth.
This mountain is marked as a peak in some sources.
[Greenland Tourism: ''Hiking Map South Greenland/Tasermiut fjorden'' – Nanortalik. 1996]
See also
*
Big wall climbing
*
List of mountains in Greenland
This is a list of mountains in Greenland.
List
For each mountain, the municipality in which it is located is given, along with coordinates indicating the approximate centre of the mountain (follow the link to see satellite images of the location ...
Bibliography
*Greenland Tourism: ''Hiking Map South Greenland/Tasermiut fjorden'' – Nanortalik. 1996
References
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External links
The Summer 1998 Slovak Expedition to Greenland (Jamesák International)
Mountains of Greenland