Teufelkap

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Teufelkap
Teufels-Kap
Devil Cape
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Location Djævleøen
Coordinates 76°22′55″N20°10′49″W / 76.38194°N 20.18028°W / 76.38194; -20.18028 Coordinates: 76°22′55″N20°10′49″W / 76.38194°N 20.18028°W / 76.38194; -20.18028
Offshore water bodies Dove Bay
Greenland Sea
Elevation732 m (2,402 ft)
Area Arctic

Teufelkap (German : Teufels-Kap), meaning "Devil Cape", is a headland in King Frederick VIII Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. [1]

German language West Germanic language

German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol in Italy, the German-speaking Community of Belgium and Liechtenstein. It is one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages that are most similar to the German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch, including Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.

King Frederick VIII Land Region in Greenland

King Frederick VIII Land is a major geographic division of northeastern Greenland. It extends above the Arctic Circle from 76°N to 81°N in a N/S direction along the coast of the Greenland Sea.

Greenland autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark

Greenland is the world's largest island, located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for more than a millennium. The majority of its residents are Inuit, whose ancestors migrated from Alaska through Northern Canada, gradually settling across the island by the 13th century. Nowadays the population is largely concentrated on the southwest coast of the island while the rest of the island is sparsely populated. Greenland is divided into five municipalities — Sermersooq, Kujalleq, Qeqertalik, Qeqqata, and Avannaata. It has two unincorporated areas — the Northeast Greenland National Park and the Thule Air Base. The last one, even if under Danish control, is administered by the United States Air Force.

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Its cliffs are a home for seabird colonies. [2]

History

Teufelkap was named in 1870 by Carl Koldewey (1837–1908). [3] The steep headland with a dark red hue looked frightening in the fog when it was first seen by members of the Second German North Polar Expedition in March 1870. Later visitors of the area confirmed that the name chosen by the German explorers was suitable to refer to the sinister-looking headland. [4]

Carl Koldewey German explorer

Carl Christian Koldewey was a German Arctic explorer. He led both German North Polar Expeditions.

Geography

Teufelkap is located in Dove Bay at the eastern end of Djævleøen. It is a conspicuous landmark. The entrance of the A. Stelling Sound lies to the SW around the cape. [5]

Dove Bay bay in Greenland

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Djævleøen island in Greenland

Djævleøen, meaning "Devil Island", is an uninhabited island of King Frederick VIII Land, NE Greenland.

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Map of Northeastern Greenland.

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References

  1. ↑ Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland
  2. ↑ Amdrup, G. 1913: Report on the Danmark Expedition to the northeast coast of Greenland 1906–08. Meddelelser om Grønland 41(1), 270 pp
  3. ↑ Karl Christian Koldewey, Die Zweite Deutsche Nordpolarfahrt: Unter Führung des Kapitän Koldewey. 1869 - 1870
  4. ↑ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Teufelkap". Mapcarta. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
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