Angiartarfik, former spelling ''Angîârtarfik'', is a
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 higher t ...
in the
Kujalleq
Kujalleq (Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: , ) 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
The munic ...
municipality, southern
Greenland
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.
Geography
Angiartarfik is a mountain with multiple rocky peaks, the highest of which reaches 1,824 m. This largely
unglaciated
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mountain rises above
Stordalen Havn
Stordalen Havn is a small, sheltered natural harbour at the northern end of Torsukattak Fjord in the district of Nanortalik, in Greenland.
Nearby Alleruusakasiit and Angiartarfik mountains have a good reputation among alpinists.
Geography
Stordal ...
, about 2 km west of the shore of
Torsukattak Fjord.
In the same manner as neighbouring
Alleruusakasiit
Alleruusakasiit, former spelling ''Agdlerussakasit'', is a mountain in the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. Geography
This mountain is a 1,743.7 m high largely unglaciated rocky summit rising 2.8 km west of the shore of Torsukattak F ...
, located across the valley to the south, Angiartarfik is a renowned mountain among
alpinist
Alpine climbing () is a type of mountaineering that uses any of a broad range of advanced climbing skills, including rock climbing, ice climbing, and/or mixed climbing, to summit typically large routes (e.g. multi-pitch or big wall) in an alpi ...
s, especially its east face.
See also
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Big wall climbing
Big wall climbing is a form of rock climbing that takes place on long and sheer multi-pitch climbing, multi-pitch climbing routes, routes (of ''at least'' 6–10 pitches or 300–500 metres) that require a full day, if not several days, to ascen ...
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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 ...
References
External links
Geographic features & Photographs around Angîârtarfik, in Vestgrønland, Greenland Mountains of Greenland
Kujalleq
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