Cape Egede
Appearance
Cape Egede
Kap Egede | |
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Coordinates: 60°9′N 45°23′W / 60.150°N 45.383°W | |
Location | Kujalleq, Greenland |
Offshore water bodies | Labrador Sea |
Area | |
• Total | 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
[edit]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]