Cape Prescott
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Cape Prescott | |
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HMS Alert off Cape Prescott in 1875 | |
| Coordinates: 79°26′N 74°10′W / 79.433°N 74.167°W[1] | |
| Location | Ellesmere Island |
| Offshore water bodies | Nares Strait |
Cape Prescott is a headland in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada.
The cape was named by the 1875–1876 British Arctic Expedition led by Captain George Nares.[3] There is an abundance of walruses in the area.[4]