Cape Steen Bille

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Cape Steen Bille
Kap Steen Bille, Kangeq
Map showing the location of Cape Steen Bille
Map showing the location of Cape Steen Bille
LocationKing Frederick VI Coast
Coordinates62°0′N 42°7′W / 62.000°N 42.117°W / 62.000; -42.117Coordinates: 62°0′N 42°7′W / 62.000°N 42.117°W / 62.000; -42.117
Offshore water bodiesNorth Atlantic Ocean
Elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
AreaArctic
Southeast-Greenland Inuit bidding farewell to Fridtjof Nansen at Kap Steen Bille in 1888.

Cape Steen Bille (Danish: Kap Steen Bille) or Kap Bille, also known as Kangeq, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Kujalleq municipality.[1]

History[]

Cape Steen Bille was named in 1829 by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) after Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883), Danish Royal Navy vice-admiral and minister for the navy.

Fridtjof Nansen visited the area in 1888 before his crossing of the Greenland ice sheet from the east.

Geography[]

Cape Steen Bille is a promontory of yellowish rock located in the Puisortoq area 19 km (12 mi) south of Cape Cort Adelaer.[2] The cluster of the lies to the NNW around the cape.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  3. ^ "Kap Steen Bille". Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

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