Cape Egede

Cape Egede (Danish: Kap Egede) is a headland in southwest Greenland in the Kujalleq municipality near the modern settlement of Nanortalik. It is named after Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede.

Cape Egede
Kap Egede
Cape
Cape Egede is located in Greenland
Cape Egede
Cape Egede
Coordinates: 60°9′N 45°23′W
LocationKujalleq, Greenland
Offshore water bodiesLabrador Sea
Area
 • TotalArctic

Geography

The cape is located at the southern end of Sermersooq Island (Sermersok) off the western coast of Nanortalik Island roughly between Cape Thordvaldsen and Cape Farewell.[1] The Kitsissut Islands lie offshore to the south of the cape.[2]

References
  1. Kap Egede
  2. War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36
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