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

J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks
J. A. D. Jensen Nunatakker
J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks Sermersooq, Greenland
Highest point
Elevation	1,667 m (5,469 ft)[1]
Coordinates	62°49′N 48°55′W[2]
Geography
Location	Sermersooq, Greenland
Climbing
First ascent	Unknown

This geographic feature was named after Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen.[3]

Geography

The J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks are located in Southwest Greenland to the northeast of the Dalager Nunataks,[4] near the western limit of the Greenland Ice Sheet and about 60 km from the coast.[2][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 1,667.8 metres (5,472 ft) 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

References

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