The Nordpasset, meaning "North Pass" in Danish, is a glacial valley in Peary Land, Greenland. Administratively, it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Nunat Aqqi; StednavneGoogle Maps
The valley was first mapped by Lauge Koch during his cartographic air expedition of 1938. It was explored from the ground by Danish Arctic explorer Eigil Knuth together with Greenlander Jens Geisler in 1950 in the course of the Danish Peary Land Expedition.
Geography The Nordpasset extends from the Harebugt at the head of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord for in a WNW direction until the head of O.B. Bøggild Fjord, part of the inner De Long Fjord complex.Greenland Pilot - Sailing directions for East GreenlandGeographical Items on North Greenland - Encyclopedia Arctica 14 Its maximum elevation is . To the north, the valley is limited by Amundsen Land. To the south lies the Hans Tausen Ice Cap from which some glaciers flow into it.GoogleEarth
See also Sirius Passet
References
External links Vertical air photo of the eastern part of Nordpasset.