Cape Egede

Cape Egede
Kap Egede
Cape
Cape Egede is located in Greenland
Cape Egede
Cape Egede
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 60°9′N 45°23′W / 60.150°N 45.383°W / 60.150; -45.383
LocationKujalleq, Greenland
Water bodiesLabrador Sea
Area
 • TotalArctic

Cape Egede (Danish: Kap Egede) is a headland in southwest Greenland in the Kujalleq municipality near the modern settlement of Nanortalik. It is named after Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede.

Geography

The cape is located at the southern end of Sermersooq Island (Sermersok) off the western coast of Nanortalik Island roughly between Cape Thordvaldsen and Cape Farewell.[1] The Kitsissut Islands lie offshore to the south of the cape.[2]

References

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