Aborrebjerg
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| type = Sedimentary rocks (chalk)
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Geography
File:Aborrebjerg summit stone.jpg
The hill stands at {{Convert|143|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and is the highest point in Møn island and the eighth in Denmark,{{cite web | title = The highest peaks of Denmark | url = http://danskebjerge.dk/dansktop-en.htm | access-date = 2016-12-27 }} very close to Møns Klint.
Aborrebjerg is mainly covered by wood and shrubs like junipers; behind it some ponds are located.{{Cite book | title = Denmark | page = 63 | publisher = Nagel | year = 1956 }} The summit is marked with a circular stone.
Geology
As well as the neighbouring cliffs Aborrebjerg bedrock is chalk, which originated during the Cretaceous and was later lifted to its present location by tectonic movements following the ice ages.{{cite book | title = Structural development of Maglevandsfald: a key to understanding the glaciotectonic architecture of Møns Klint, SE Denmark | author = Stig A. Schack Pedersen, Peter Gravesen | url = http://www.geus.dk/DK/publications/geol-survey-dk-gl-bull/17/Documents/nr17_p29-32.pdf | access-date = 2016-12-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161227200339/http://www.geus.dk/DK/publications/geol-survey-dk-gl-bull/17/Documents/nr17_p29-32.pdf | archive-date = 2016-12-27 | url-status = dead }}
Access to the summit
The can be easily reached through a waymarked footpath. From the summit there is a good view. With good weather looking west both Farøbroerne and Queen Alexandrine Bridge can be seen, while looking north one can see up to Stevns.{{cite book | title = Møns Klint and Klintholm | publisher = Danish Ministry of the Environment | url = http://naturstyrelsen.dk/media/nst/89756/Moen_Engelsk_021213_Web.pdf | access-date = 2016-12-27 }}
See also
References
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External links
- Hiking guide: {{cite web | url = https://www.outdooractive.com/de/wanderung/klinteskov-und-jydelejet/103447976/ | title = Klinteskov und Jydelejet }}
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