Cape Thorvaldsen

Cape Thorvaldsen
Kap Thorvaldsen
Cape
View of Cape Thorvaldsen, with Mt. Erindifjørður
View of Cape Thorvaldsen, with Mt. Erindifjørður
Cape Thorvaldsen is located in Greenland
Cape Thorvaldsen
Cape Thorvaldsen
Location within Greenland
Coordinates: 60°40′N 47°55′W / 60.667°N 47.917°W / 60.667; -47.917
LocationKujalleq, Greenland
Offshore water bodiesLabrador Sea
Area
 • TotalArctic

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 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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