Niviarsiat Explained

Niviarsiat
Other Name:Niviarsiat Qaqat
Elevation M:1300
Map:Greenland
Map Size:280
Label Position:top
Location:Kujalleq, Greenland
Coordinates:61.4167°N -58°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]

Niviarsiat is a mountain in the Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland.[2]

Geography

This mountain is a 1,300 m high summit with multiple peaks rising to the northeast of the Kiattuut Sermiat glacier.[3]

Niviarsiat is located near the southern end of the Greenland ice sheet and is conspicuous.[4]

History

Wilhelm August Graah during his 1829 expedition, thought that he could see the Niviarsiat peaks from a hilltop of Griffenfeldt Island in the eastern coast of Greenland:Despite the distance across the ice sheet, other authors regard Graah's conclusion as correct.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. [GoogleEarth]
  2. Web site: Niviarsiat. Mapcarta. 24 May 2019.
  3. Web site: Bulletin 21, 2010 - GEUS. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. 24 May 2019.
  4. [Daniel Bruun]
  5. [James Nicol (geologist)|James Nicol]