Cape Peary

Cape Peary (Danish: Kap Peary) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[2]

Cape Peary
Kap Peary
Cape Peary is located in Greenland
Cape Peary
Cape Peary
Coordinates: 76°48′52″N 70°3′27″W
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Offshore water bodiesGranville Fjord
Baffin Bay
Area
  TotalArctic
Elevation650 m (2,130 ft)[1]

History

This cape was named after US Arctic explorer Robert Peary (1856 - 1920).

Geography

Cape Peary is located on the eastern side of the shore of Granville Fjord just north of the Drinkard Bluff, about 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the fjord's mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of the Moriusaq Inuit settlement.[3]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

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