Cape Egede

Cape Egede
Kap Egede
Map showing the location of Cape Egede
Location Kujalleq, Greenland
Coordinates 60°9′N 45°23′W / 60.150°N 45.383°W / 60.150; -45.383Coordinates: 60°9′N 45°23′W / 60.150°N 45.383°W / 60.150; -45.383
Offshore water bodies Labrador Sea
Area Arctic

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

  1. ↑ Kap Egede
  2. ↑ War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
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