Cape Washington, Greenland
| Cape Washington | |
|---|---|
| Kap Washington | |
  | |
| Location | Peary Land, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 83°31′N 38°0′W / 83.517°N 38.000°WCoordinates: 83°31′N 38°0′W / 83.517°N 38.000°W |
| Offshore water bodies | Lincoln Sea |
| Elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
| Area | Arctic |
Cape Washington (Danish: Kap Washington) is a headland in North Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Geography[]
Cape Washington is located 14.5 km (9.0 mi) east of ,[1] off the mouth of the Hunt Fjord at the northern end of the Peninsula. Benedict Fjord lies to the east of the cape with its mouth between Cape Washington and Cape Cannon.[2]
Together with Cape Cannon and Cape Washington is one of the northernmost headlands of mainland Greenland east of Cape Morris Jesup.[2]
 Map of part of Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
- ^ a b "Kap Washington". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
External links[]
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