Cape Harald Moltke Explained

Cape Harald Moltke
Other Name:Kap Harald Moltke
Type:Cape
Map:Greenland
Location:Peary Land, Greenland
Water Bodies:Independence Fjord
Wandel Sea
Coordinates:82.1167°N -51°W

Cape Harald Moltke (Danish: Kap Harald Moltke) is a headland in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

History

The cape was named by Lauge Koch after Danish painter, author and explorer Harald Moltke. The Danish scientific research station Kap Harald Moltke was built in 1972 near the cape under the auspices of Eigil Knuth.[1] There is also a small airfield near the facility. The Kap Harald Moltke Arctic station, as well as nearby Brønlundhus Station —built in 1948— have been under the administration of the Peary Land Foundation since Eigil Knuth's death.[2]

Geography

Cape Harald Moltke is located on the northern side of Independence Fjord, at the southwestern end of Melville Land.[3] Jørgen Brønlund Fjord lies to the west of this headland, with its mouth between Cape Harald Moltke on the eastern side and Cape Knud Rasmussen to the west.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. William James Mills, Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, p. 189
  2. https://www.isaaffik.org/kap-harald-moltke-station Kap Harald Moltke Station - Issaffik
  3. Web site: Kap Harald Moltke. Mapcarta. 14 August 2019.
  4. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 129