Kvanefjeld

Kvanefjeld is a mineral deposit in , southern . It sits on the broad plateau of the Ilimaussaq intrusive complex, overlooking the fjords near the town of .
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 553 metres
  • Description: site of a mineral deposit and proposed mine in Kujalleq, Greenland
  • Also known as: “Kuannersuit plateau” and “Narssaq Fjeld”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dyrnæs and Narsaq.

Hamlet
was a Norse settlement in Eastern Settlement in . It was located to the north of modern-day . is situated 4½ km southwest of Kvanefjeld.

Photo: GRDN711, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Nordprøven, is a town in , , Kingdom of Denmark on the shores of .

Kvanefjeld

Latitude
60.98333° or 60° 59′ north
Longitude
-46° or 46° west
Elevation
553 metres (1,814 feet)
Open location code
98GPX2M2+82
Geo­Names ID
3421716
Wiki­data ID
Q2907386
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Kvanefjeld” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Cebuano: “Narsaq Fjeld”
  • Chinese: “克瓦讷高地礦山”
  • Czech: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Danish: “Kuannersuit”
  • Danish: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Dutch: “Kvanefjeld”
  • French: “Kvanefjeld”
  • German: “Kuannersuit”
  • German: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Italian: “Kuannersuit”
  • Italian: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Japanese: “クベーンフェルド”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kuannersuit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Norwegian: “Kvanefjeld”
  • Russian: “Кванефьелд”
  • Russian: “Кванефьельд”
  • Swedish: “Kvanefjeld”

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