Cape Melville (Greenland)

Cape Melville (Danish: Kap Melville; Greenlandic: Nallortup Nuua) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[1]

Cape Melville
Nallortup Nuua
Cape Melville is located in Greenland
Cape Melville
Cape Melville
Coordinates: 76°2′53″N 64°2′40″W
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Offshore water bodiesBaffin Bay
Area
  TotalArctic
Elevation275 m (902 ft)

Geography

Cape Melville is located at the eastern end of Meteor Bay.[2]

The cape lies at the northern limits of Melville Bay to the east of Cape York. A chain of small coastal islands stretches between the two capes, the largest of which is Meteorite Island.[3]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

References

  1. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 84
  2. Kap Melville
  3. 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
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