Cape Thorvaldsen

Cape Thorvaldsen
Kap Thorvaldsen
Map showing the location of Cape Thorvaldsen
Location Kujalleq, Greenland
Coordinates 60°40′N 47°55′W / 60.667°N 47.917°W / 60.667; -47.917Coordinates: 60°40′N 47°55′W / 60.667°N 47.917°W / 60.667; -47.917
Offshore water bodies Labrador Sea
Area Arctic

Cape Thorvaldsen (Danish: Kap Thorvaldsen) is a headland in southwest Greenland in the Kujalleq municipality.

Geography

The cape is located southeast of Cape Desolation near the settlements of Qaqortoq (Julianehåb) and Narsaq Kujalleq (Frederiksdal).[1] The Outer Kitsissut (Torstein Islands) lie 26 km west-north-west of the cape.[2][3]

References

  1. Kap Thorvaldsen
  2. Wilhelm August Graah, Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland, p. 160
  3. War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36

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