J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks Explained

J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks
Other Name:	J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker
Elevation M:	1667
Elevation Ref:	^[1]
Location:	Sermersooq, Greenland
Map:	Greenland
Map Size:	260
Label Position:	left
Coordinates:	62.8167°N -103°W
First Ascent:	J.A.D. Jensen, 1878

J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks (da|J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker) are a nunatak group in Greenland. Administratively it falls under the Sermersooq Municipality.

This geographic feature was named after Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen.^[2]

Geography

The J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks are located in Southwest Greenland to the northeast of the Dalager Nunataks,^[3] near the western limit of the Greenland Ice Sheet and about 60 km from the coast.^{[4] [5]}

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 1667.8m (5,471.8feet) high.^[1]

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.^[6]

See also

• List of nunataks of Greenland

Notes and References

1. [GoogleEarth]
2. Book: Jensen . J. A. D. . 1878 . J.A.D. Jensens indberetning om den af ham ledede expedition i 1878 . da . Report on the J.A.D. Jensen Expedition 1878 . . 1 . 2.
3. Web site: Dalager Nunatakker Map, Greenland on Mapcarta.
4. Web site: J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker. Mapcarta. 12 August 2016.
5. Web site: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin on Core.
6. Web site: NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index. NASA. 30 January 2016. 6 August 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806035941/http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php. dead.