Devil's Thumb (Greenland) Explained

Devil's Thumb
Elevation M:546
Elevation Ref:[1]
Map:Greenland Upernavik Archipelago
Label Position:none
Location:Kullorsuaq Island, Upernavik Archipelago, Greenland
Coordinates:74.5936°N -57.1411°W

Devil's Thumb (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Kullorsuaq, Danish: Djævelens Tommelfinger) is a pinnacle-shaped, 546m (1,791feet)[1] mountain in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland.

Geography

Devil's Thumb is located in the central part of Kullorsuaq Island, an island in the northern part of Upernavik Archipelago, in Melville Bay, approximately 3km (02miles) to the north of the Kullorsuaq settlement.[1]

It is a familiar feature for Arctic navigators, similar to the Melville Monument further north, but bigger.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
  2. https://collections.dartmouth.edu/arctica-beta/html/EA14-13.html Geographical Items on North Greenland Encyclopedia Arctica 14