Cape Egede

{{Short description|Geographical feature in southwest Greenland}}

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| location = Kujalleq, Greenland

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Cape Egede ({{langx|da|Kap Egede}}) is a headland in southwest Greenland in the Kujalleq municipality near the modern settlement of Nanortalik. It is named after Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede.

Geography

The cape is located at the southern end of Sermersooq Island (Sermersok) off the western coast of Nanortalik Island roughly between Cape Thordvaldsen and Cape Farewell.[http://mapcarta.com/19193634 Kap Egede] The Kitsissut Islands lie offshore to the south of the cape.[https://www.fold3.com/document/271089502/ War Diary, 3/1/43 to 5/31/43 › Page 36]

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Category:Headlands of Greenland

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