Cape Eiler Rasmussen
{{Short description|Headland of Greenland}}
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| name = Cape Eiler Rasmussen
| other_name = Kap Eiler Rasmussen
| type = Cape
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| caption= Map of Northern Ellesmere Island and far Northern Greenland.
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| location = Peary Land, Greenland
| water_bodies = Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean
| coordinates = {{coord|82|36|N|21|20|W|type:landmark_region:Gl_scale:1000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Cape Eiler Rasmussen ({{langx|da|Kap Eiler Rasmussen}}) is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
This cape is Peary Land's easternmost point. It was named after Danish painter Eiler Rasmussen during the Danish Bicentenary Jubilee Expedition of 1920-23.
Geography
Cape Eiler Rasmussen is located at the eastern end of Peary Land in the middle stretch of the shore of Herlufsholm Strand, {{convert|32|km|ft|0}} to the SE of Cape Henry Parish. Mudder Bay lies to the south by Cape Eigil Knuth (Kap København).GoogleEarth
There is pack ice off the shore all year round.Sailing Directions for East Greenland and Iceland, p. 181[https://eng.gst.dk/media/9092/greenland-pilot-sailing_directions-for-east-greenland_1st-edition_updated-to-skr-32-2019.pdf Greenland Pilot]
References
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External links
- [https://www.jstor.org/stable/1644963 Lauge Koch, Plan of the Bicentenary Expedition to the North of Greenland]
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