Cape James Hill Explained

Cape James Hill
Other Name:Kap James Hill
Type:Cape
Map:Greenland
Relief:yes
Location:Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
Water Bodies:Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean
Coordinates:83.6°N -55°W

Cape James Hill (Danish: Kap James Hill) is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland.

The cape was named by Robert Peary after James J. Hill, one of the members of the Peary Arctic Club in New York.[1]

Geography

Cape James Hill is located east of Cape Morris Jesup, Peary Land, between Constable Bay to the west and Bliss Bay to the east.[2] It is the nearest land to Kaffeklubben Island (Oodaap Qeqertaa) located about 9km (06miles) to the northeast.[3] Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.

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Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/nearestpolenarra00pear/page/328 Robert E. Peary, Nearest the Pole: A Narrative of the Polar Expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S. S. Roosevelt, 1905 -1906. p. 329
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 130
  3. Web site: Kap James Hill. Mapcarta. 11 February 2019.