Cape Peary
Headland in Greenland
Cape Peary Kap Peary | |
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Cape | |
76°48′52″N 70°3′27″W / 76.81444°N 70.05750°W / 76.81444; -70.05750 | |
Location | Avannaata, Greenland |
Offshore water bodies | Granville Fjord Baffin Bay |
Area | |
• Total | Arctic |
Elevation | 650 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]
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See also
- North Star Bay
References
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