Cape Desolation
| Cape Desolation Kitdlavât Nûgâtsiât | |
|---|---|
| Kap Desolation | |
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| Location | Kujalleq, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 60°44′02″N 48°10′26″W / 60.734°N 48.174°WCoordinates: 60°44′02″N 48°10′26″W / 60.734°N 48.174°W |
| Offshore water bodies | Labrador Sea |
| Elevation | 600 |
| Area | Arctic |
Cape Desolation (Danish: Kap Desolation), also known as 'Cape Brill', is a headland in southwest Greenland in the Kujalleq municipality.
Geography[]
The cape is located 16.66 km to the west-north-west of Cape Thorvaldsen near the modern settlements of Arsuk and Ivittuut.[1] The cape is in an impressive stack of jagged cliffs with the reddish crags of the mountain range in the background.[2] The Outer Kitsissut (Torstein Islands) lie 9.5 km west-north-west of the cape.
References[]
- ^ Kap Desolation
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 25
External links[]
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