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04339 Ittoqqor

04340 Uunarteq

04341 Mitt. Ner

04345 Jameson

04350 Aputitee

04351 Aputitee

04352 Aputitee

04360 Tasiilaq

04361 Mitt. Ku

04365 DYE 4

04368 Orsuiags

04373 Ikermit

04380 Timmiar

04381 Ikermiua

04382 Ikermiua

04385 Qulleq

04390 Ikerasas

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01-07-1992

23-09-1987

02-01-1991

04-11-1997

25-01-1974

24-01-1974

01-10-1980

Meteorological Innland’s Technical

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stop

25-10-1985

0 16-08-2005

5

8 31-10-1980

5 10-06-1990

2

5 18-09-1989

8 09-02-1987

7

0 08-04-1982

8 31-03-1982

2 14-08-2005

5

0

4 20-05-1991

31-12-1973

6

8 30-06-1979

9 29-11-1989

0

2 31-12-1973

8 09-10-1980

30-06-1992

2

7 15-07-1988

15-06-1994

7

4 18-08-1988

4 18-09-1989

0 22-05-1981


Latitude N

degrees min

72 1

70 2

70 2

70 2

70 2

70 4

71 1

67 4

67 4

67 4

65 3

65 3

65 3

65 3

65 3

65 2

64 4

62 3

61 5

61 5

61 3

60 0

60 0

60 0

71 3

72 3

72 3

66 2

65 1

60 0


N L

nute deg

5 2

29 2

29 2

25 2

25 2

45 2

1 2

47 3

47 3

47 3

36 3

36 3

36 3

35 3

31 3

29 3

47 4

32 4

56 4

56 4

32 4

02 4

03 4

03 4

30 2

35 3

35 3

29 4

1 4

02 4

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Longitude W

rees min

23 5

21 5

21 5

21 5

21 5

22 3

23 3

32 1

32 1

32 1

37 3

37 3

37 3

37 0

37 1

38 5

40 1

42 0

42 0

42 0

42 1

43 0

43 1

43 1

26 3

37 3

38 2

46 1

43 5

43 0

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Elevation

nute m.a.s.

54 16

57 65

57 70

58 42

58 41

39 13

37 261

18 20

18 13

18 13

38 36

37 50

37 53

09 35

10 329

53 71

18 85

08 10

04 39

04 39

14 157

07 75

10 26

10 88

32 2320

38 3250

27 3202

17 2332

50 2652

07 26

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