Cape Hope
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There was a hamlet east of the cape known as Kap Hope (Itserajivit or Ittaajimmiit, in East and West Greenlandic, respectively).[1] This settlement was closed in 2005. It appeared in one episode of the Canadian series Departures.
History
This headland was named Cape Hope by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) in 1822 to honour Samuel Hope esq. of Everton, Liverpool, grandfather of Samuel Morley, 1st Baron Hollenden.[1]
Geography
Cape Hope is the southwesternmost point of Liverpool Land. It rises east of the mouth of Hurry Inlet, opposite Cape Stewart.[2]
It is located in the northern shore of Scoresby Sound, near Ittoqqortoormiit.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ a b Place names, NE Greenland
- ↑ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 115
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