Cape Egede
Geographical feature in southwest Greenland
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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 Egede Location within Greenland | |
| Coordinates: 60°9′N 45°23′W | |
| Location | Kujalleq, Greenland |
| Water bodies | Labrador Sea |
| Area | |
| • Total | Arctic |
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]
