Cape Washington, Greenland

Cape Washington (Danish: Kap Washington) is a headland in North Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.

Cape Washington
Kap Washington
LocationPeary Land, Greenland
Coordinates83°31′N 38°0′W
Offshore water bodiesLincoln Sea
Elevation885 m (2,904 ft)
AreaArctic

Geography

Cape Washington is located 14.5 km (9.0 mi) east of Cape Kane,[1] off the mouth of the Hunt Fjord at the northern end of the Roosevelt Land 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 Christian IV 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.
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See also

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 95
  2. "Kap Washington". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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