Cape Discord Kap Discord, Kangeq | |
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  Cape Discord | |
| Coordinates: 60°53′N42°38′W / 60.883°N 42.633°W | |
| Location | King Frederick VI Coast |
| Offshore water bodies | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | |
| • Total | Arctic |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Cape Discord (Danish : Kap Discord), also known as Kangeq, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Kujalleq municipality. [1]
Cape Discord was named in old maps before Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah passed it in 1829 during his East Coast expedition. Graah took a latitude observation at the headland. [2]
Cape Discord is located east of Danell Fjord, at the eastern end of Iluileq Island, 11 km (6.8 mi) northeast of the mouth of Paatusoq Fjord. [3] The entrance of Kangerluk Fjord is 7 km (4.3 mi) NW and that of Kuutseq Fjord 20 km (12 mi) SSW of the cape. [4]
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