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Nasaasaaq ridge has several summits. The main summit is the most prominent, rising over the remainder of the ridge in a tall 150 m (490 ft) cone at 784 m (2,572 ft). The ridge terminates in a 611 m (2,005 ft) trabant overlooking Sisimiut.
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Aappilattorsuaq massif. The southern wall of Nasaasaaq falls directly to Amerloq Fjord.
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