Cape Peary

Cape Peary
Kap Peary
Cape
Cape Peary is located in Greenland
Cape Peary
Cape Peary
Coordinates: 76°48′52″N 70°3′27″W / 76.81444°N 70.05750°W / 76.81444; -70.05750
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Offshore water bodiesGranville Fjord
Baffin Bay
Area
 • TotalArctic
Elevation650 m (2,130 ft)[1]

Cape Peary (Danish: Kap Peary) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[2]

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]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

References

  1. ^ Geology of Greenland Survey Bulletin 174, 1997, p. 120 - GEUS
  2. ^ Geonames; Kap Peary: Greenland
  3. ^ "Kap Peary". Mapcarta. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
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