| Ukkusissaq / Ukkusissat | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 64°09′51″N 51°38′22″W / 64.16417°N 51.63944°W |
| Geography | |
  Ukkusissaq / Ukkusissat Location within Greenland | |
| Location | Mainland of Greenland |
Ukkusissaq or Ukkusissat (old spelling: Uvkusigssak´ or Uvkusigssat, Danish: Store Malene) is a 772 m (2,533 ft) tall[1] mountain in the Sermersooq municipality in southwestern Greenland, located to the southeast of Nuuk Airport, an airport in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. It is the terminus of a long mountain range of a peninsula jutting into Nuup Kangerlua, the longest fjord in southwestern Greenland,[1] to the north of Kangerluarsunnguaq Fjord splitting the peninsula into two.
References
- 1 2 3 "TIL OPPLYSNING". Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
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