Cape Steen Bille

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]

Cape Steen Bille
Kap Steen Bille, Kangeq
LocationKing Frederick VI Coast
Coordinates62°0′N 42°7′W
Offshore water bodiesNorth Atlantic Ocean
Elevation640 m (2,100 ft)
AreaArctic

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 Otto Rud Islands lies to the NNW around the cape.[3]

Southeast-Greenland Inuit bidding farewell to Fridtjof Nansen at Kap Steen Bille in 1888.
gollark: <@196639050126327809> what did I do?
gollark: No, really. They have books in them. Literature is books. QED.
gollark: Use a library for it.
gollark: Then use a library for it.
gollark: Transpile to C.

References

  1. Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  3. "Kap Steen Bille". Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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