Cape Murdoch (Greenland)

Cape Murdoch (Danish: Kap Murdoch) is a headland in

Cape Murdoch
Kap Murdoch
LocationAvannaata, Greenland
Coordinates76°8′9″N 61°53′38″W
Offshore water bodiesMelville Bay
Baffin Bay
Elevation480 m (1,570 ft)
AreaArctic

Geography

Cape Murdoch is located at the southern end of an unnamed island north of Heilprin Island in Melville Bay.[1]

The cape lies in an area of small islands at the northern limits of Melville Bay to the west of the Fisher Islands and WNW of Thalbitzer Næs, near the terminuses of the Docker Smith Glacier and the Rink Glacier. The terminus of the Peary Glacier lies to the east.[2]

Map of Northwestern Greenland

See also

References

  1. Kap Murdoch
  2. "Kap Murdoch". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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