Cape Stallworthy

Cape Stallworthy (originally Svartevaeg) is the northernmost point of Axel Heiberg Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Cape Stallworthy
Svartevaeg
Cape
Cape Stallworthy
Coordinates: 81°23′N 93°30′W[1]
LocationAxel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada
Offshore water bodiesArctic Ocean

Originally named Svartevaeg ("black wall") by Otto Sverdrup,[3] it was later renamed in honour of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer Harry Stallworthy, an Arctic explorer.[4]

Frederick Cook began his 1908 North Pole journey from the cape.[3] Cape Stallworthy is sometimes confused with Cape Thomas Hubbard on the opposite side of Eetookashoo Bay.

References
  • Atlas of Canada
  1. "Cape Stallworthy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. "Cape Stallworthy". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. Kobalenko, Jerry (August 2010). The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island. BPS Books. pp. 60–. ISBN 978-1-926645-17-9. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. "Stallworthy, Harry, 1895-1976". University of Calgary. Retrieved 11 September 2011.



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