Cape Steen Bille

Cape Steen Bille Kap Steen Bille, Kangeq
Cape
Southeast-Greenland Inuit bidding farewell to Fridtjof Nansen at Kap Steen Bille in 1888.
Cape Steen Bille
Coordinates: 62°0′N 42°7′W
Location	King Frederick VI Coast
Offshore water bodies	North Atlantic Ocean
Area
• Total	Arctic
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)

Cape Steen Bille (Danish: Kap Steen Bille) or Kap Bille, also known as Kangeq, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Kujalleq municipality.[1]

History

Cape Steen Bille was named in 1829 by Lieutenant Wilhelm August Graah (1793–1863) after Steen Andersen Bille (1797–1883), Danish Royal Navy vice-admiral and minister for the navy.

Fridtjof Nansen visited the area in 1888 before his crossing of the Greenland ice sheet from the east.

Geography

Cape Steen Bille is a promontory of yellowish rock located in the Puisortoq area 19 km (12 mi) south of Cape Cort Adelaer.[2] The cluster of the Otto Rud Islands lies to the NNW around the cape.[3]

References

1. "Den grønlandske Lods - Sejladsanvisninger Østgrønland, p. 49" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 100
3. "Kap Steen Bille". Mapcarta. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

External links

• Seabirds and seals in Southeast Greenland