Cape Steen Bille Explained

Cape Steen Bille
Other Name:Kap Steen Bille, Kangeq
Type:Cape
Map:Greenland
Map Relief:yes
Location:King Frederick VI Coast
Water Bodies:North Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates:62°N -49°W
Elevation:640m (2,100feet)
Area:Arctic

Cape Steen Bille (Danish: Kap Steen Bille) or Kap Bille, also known as Kangeq, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Kujalleq municipality.[1]

History

Cape Steen Bille was named in 1829 by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) after Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883), Danish Royal Navy vice-admiral and minister for the navy.

Fridtjof Nansen visited the area in 1888 before his crossing of the Greenland ice sheet from the east.

Geography

Cape Steen Bille is a promontory of yellowish rock located in the Puisortoq area 19km (12miles) south of Cape Cort Adelaer.[2] The cluster of the Otto Rud Islands lies to the NNW around the cape.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49 . 2019-05-31 . 2020-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028233135/http://gst.dk/media/2915914/den-groenlandske-lods-sejladsanvisniner-oestgroenland.pdf . dead .
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
  3. Web site: Kap Steen Bille. Mapcarta. 31 May 2019.