Cape Peary
Cape Peary (Danish: Kap Peary) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[2]
Cape Peary
Kap Peary | |
|---|---|
Cape Peary | |
| Coordinates: 76°48′52″N 70°3′27″W | |
| Location | Avannaata, Greenland |
| Offshore water bodies | Granville Fjord Baffin Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | Arctic |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft)[1] |
History
This cape was named after US Arctic explorer Robert Peary (1856–1920).
Geography
Cape Peary is located on the eastern side of the shore of Granville Fjord just north of the Drinkard Bluff, about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the fjord's mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the Moriusaq Inuit settlement.[3]
See also
References
- Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 174, 1997, p. 120 - GEUS
- Geonames; Kap Peary: Greenland
- "Kap Peary". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.