Cape Discord

Cape Discord Kap Discord, Kangeq
Cape
Cape Discord
Coordinates: 60°53′N 42°38′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]

History

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]

Geography

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]

Map of Greenland section showing Iluileq.

1747 map of Greenland showing Cape Discord.

References

1. "Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
2. W. A. Graah, Narrative of an Expedition to the East Coast of Greenland, London, 1837 p. 70
3. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
4. "Kap Discord". Mapcarta. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

• Seabirds and seals in Southeast Greenland