Cape Alexander, Greenland

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Cape Alexander
Ullersuaq, Uvdlerssuak, Sarfalik
Northward over the great ice - a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe (14780083874).jpg
View of Cape Alexander
Map showing the location of Cape Alexander
Map showing the location of Cape Alexander
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Coordinates78°11′N 73°3′W / 78.183°N 73.050°W / 78.183; -73.050Coordinates: 78°11′N 73°3′W / 78.183°N 73.050°W / 78.183; -73.050
Offshore water bodiesBaffin Bay
AreaArctic

Cape Alexander (Greenlandic: Ullersuaq, also Uvdlerssuak and Sarfalik; Danish: Kap Alexander) is a headland in the Baffin Bay, northwest Greenland, Avannaata municipality. It is one of the important landmarks of Greenland.

Geography[]

Cape Alexander is located in , at the western end of Hartstene Bay with the to the east and Sutherland Island to the southeast.[1] It is the westernmost point of the island of Greenland.[2]

The small Carey Islands are located further to the west; among them Nordvestø (73°10'W), the westernmost point of Greenland as a territory.[3]

Ullersuaq amongst the extreme points of Greenland

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kap Alexander". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ^ Cape Alexander, Greenland at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ^ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
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