Cape Robertson, Greenland

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Cape Robertson
Kap Robertson, Tuloriok
Cape
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Cape Robertson
Coordinates: 77°47′N71°25′W / 77.783°N 71.417°W / 77.783; -71.417
LocationNW Greenland
Offshore water bodies Murchison Sound
Baffin Bay
Area
 • Total Arctic
Elevation4 metres (13 feet)

Cape Robertson (Danish : Kap Robertson), also known as Tuloriok, is a headland in Northwest Greenland, Avannaata municipality.

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Geography

Cape Robertson is located in the northern shore of Murchison Sound, Baffin Bay. [1] it rises at the end of a promontory, south of the fjord where the Morris Jesup Glacier has its terminus, east of the mouth of Robertson Fjord and west of MacCormick Fjord. [2] The cape has an elevation of 4 meters (13 feet).[ citation needed ]

Cape Robertson was named after Dr. John Robertson, a surgeon on HMS Terror , one of the two lost ships seeking the Northwest Passage on the British expedition of 1845. [3]

Map of Northwestern Greenland Operational Navigation Chart B-8, 3rd edition.jpg
Map of Northwestern Greenland
19th century map of the Inglefield Gulf. Northward over the great ice - a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe (14779963574).jpg
19th century map of the Inglefield Gulf.

References

  1. ↑ "Kap Robertson". Mapcarta. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 88
  3. ↑ richardcedwards (2023-09-06). "Robertson Bay, Greenland". Where in the world is Riccardo?. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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