J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks ( da, J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker) are a
nunatak group in
Greenland
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. Administratively it falls under the
Sermersooq
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Municipality.
This geographic feature was named after Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer
Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen.
Geography
The J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks are located in Southwest Greenland to the northeast of the
Dalager Nunataks, near the western limit of the
Greenland Ice Sheet and about 60 km from the coast.
The nunatak area is 13 km in length and its maximum width is 8 km; the highest elevation is located at the southeastern end and is high.
Climate
Polar climate prevails in the region. The average annual temperature in the area of the J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks is -14 °C. The warmest month is July when the average temperature reaches -4 °C and the coldest is February when the temperature sinks to -20 °C.
See also
*
List of nunataks of Greenland
References
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