Cape Alexander
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 Cape Alexander as one of the four extreme points in Greenland |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 10 '7 " N , 73 ° 1' 42" W | |
| Waters 1 | Smithsund | |
The Cape Alexander ( Greenlandic Ullersuaq ) is the westernmost point of the main island of Greenland . Only the Carey Islands , which also belong to Greenland and are 160 kilometers further south, are e.g. Sometimes a little further west, namely to 73 ° 15'14.7 "W.
It is located at the western end of the Hayes Peninsula in the Avannaata Kommunia , about 250 km northwest of the village of Qaanaaq . 18.6 km north (as the crow flies ) of the cape was Etah, the northernmost natural settlement in the world until 1950 . In the hinterland of the cape, the Dodge and Storm glaciers reach the coast.
Cape Alexander and Cape Isabella on the Canadian Ellesmere Island form the entrance from Baffin Bay into Smithsund , which is 48 km wide at its narrowest point. The capes were named by John Ross after his two ships in 1818 .
See also
Web link
- John Ross: full text; Translation by Philipp Andreas Nemnich , voyage of discovery under the orders of the British Admiralty with the royal ships "Isabella" and "Alexander" to research Baffin's Bay and examine the possibility of a north-west passage.
Individual evidence
- Jump up ↑ J. Ross: A voyage of discovery, made under the orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's ships Isabella and Alexander, for the purpose of exploring Baffin's Bay, and inquiring into the probability of a north-west passage . Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 2nd ed., London 1819, p. 208 (English). German see web link