Cape Alexander, Greenland

Cape Alexander
Ullersuaq, Uvdlerssuak, Sarfalik
Map showing the location of Cape Alexander
Location Qaasuitsup, Greenland
Coordinates 78°11′N 73°3′W / 78.183°N 73.050°W / 78.183; -73.050Coordinates: 78°11′N 73°3′W / 78.183°N 73.050°W / 78.183; -73.050
Offshore water bodies Baffin Bay
Area Arctic

Cape Alexander (Greenlandic: Ullersuaq, also Uvdlerssuak and Sarfalik; Danish: Kap Alexander) is a headland in the Baffin Bay, northwest Greenland, Qaasuitsup municipality. It is one of the important landmarks of Greenland.

Geography

Cape Alexander is located in Prudhoe Land, at the western end of Hartstene Bay with the Dodge Glacier to the east and Sutherland Island to the southeast.[1] It is the westernmost point of the island of Greenland.[2]

The small Carey Islands are located further to the west; among them Nordvestø (73°10'W) is the westernmost point of Greenland as a territory.[3]

Ullersuaq amongst the extreme points of Greenland

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kap Alexander". Mapcarta. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Cape Alexander, Greenland at GEOnet Names Server
  3. ↑ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
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