Cape Gustav Holm
| Cape Gustav Holm | |
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| Kap Gustav Holm | |
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| Location | Sermersooq, Greenland |
| Coordinates | 66°34′N 34°22′W / 66.567°N 34.367°WCoordinates: 66°34′N 34°22′W / 66.567°N 34.367°W |
| Offshore water bodies | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | Arctic |
Cape Gustav Holm (Danish: Kap Gustav Holm) is a headland in eastern Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. It is named officer of the Danish Navy and Arctic explorer Gustav Holm (1849 – 1940).
Geography
Cape Gustav Holm is located near the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Denmark Strait coast of the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Tasiilaq.[1]
This cape is the southern end of a narrow mountainous peninsula which extends in a NE/SW direction, rising to a height of 966 m. The islet of Nanertalik lies 1.2 km off a small projection on the shore 5 km northeast of the cape and Cape Buchholz is located a further 7 km to the northeast along the coast.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Kap Gustav Holm". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110
External links
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