"Egger Island Egger Island (; , old spelling: ""Itivdleq"") is Greenland's southernmost island. It is located in the Kujalleq municipality and is uninhabited. Egger Island is an important landmark for a small islet off Cape Farewell, its southern headland, is the southernmost point of Greenland. It is part of the Cape Farewell Archipelago (Nunap Isua). The island has a deeply indented coastline and is separated from the neighbouring islands of the archipelago by narrow sounds. Qunnerit lies to the west, Sammisoq to the north and the smaller Avatdlerssuaq and Saningassoq to the east. Egger Island has an area of 308.8"
"5 Great Capes South Cape (New Zealand) South Cape, at , is a Cape on the south coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is the southernmost point on Stewart Island. South Cape is one of the 4 New Zealand Cardinal Capes named by James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour in the 1769-70 voyage. Cook originally charted Stewart Island as a peninsula attached to the South Island of New Zealand and named South Cape ""Cape South"". The other Cardinal Capes being named at the time by Cook were North Cape, Cape East & West Cape. South Cape is also one"
"South Cape (New Zealand) South Cape, at , is a Cape on the south coast of Stewart Island, New Zealand. It is the southernmost point on Stewart Island. South Cape is one of the 4 New Zealand Cardinal Capes named by James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour in the 1769-70 voyage. Cook originally charted Stewart Island as a peninsula attached to the South Island of New Zealand and named South Cape ""Cape South"". The other Cardinal Capes being named at the time by Cook were North Cape, Cape East & West Cape. South Cape is also one of the World's"
"Cape Nansen Cape Nansen () is a headland in the Greenland Sea, east Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. This cape is named after Fridtjof Nansen. Cape Nansen is an important geographical landmark. Cape Nansen is located to the northeast of the mouth of the Nansen Fjord in an indented area of the eastern Greenland coast where there is a succession of headlands with active glaciers in between. The cape lies 15 km to the east-northeast of the mighty Cape J.A.D. Jensen on Sokongen Island This headland has been defined by the International Hydrographic Organization as the Southwest limit of the Greenland Sea,"
"This wider North Cape, and specifically the Surville Cliffs, is the northernmost point of mainland New Zealand, being about three km further north than Cape Reinga. This article covers the wider North Cape. North Cape is one of the four New Zealand Cardinal Capes. It was named by James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour in the 1769-70 voyage. The other Cardinal Capes being named at the time Cape East, West Cape & Cape South. North Cape was once an island formed by a marine volcano. Sand deposited by ocean currents eventually formed a tombolo known as Waikuku Flat which joined"
"East Cape East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located to the north of Gisborne in the northeast of the North Island. East Cape - originally named ""Cape East"" is one of the 4 New Zealand Cardinal Capes ""Cape East"" was named by James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour in the 1769-70 voyage. The other Cardinal Capes being named at the time North Cape, West Cape & Cape South The name ""East Cape"" is also used to refer to the Gisborne region around the cape stretching from just north of the Mahia"
"which is a line joining Cape Nansen with Straumnes, Iceland, the NW point of Iceland. Cape Nansen Cape Nansen () is a headland in the Greenland Sea, east Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. This cape is named after Fridtjof Nansen. Cape Nansen is an important geographical landmark. Cape Nansen is located to the northeast of the mouth of the Nansen Fjord in an indented area of the eastern Greenland coast where there is a succession of headlands with active glaciers in between. The cape lies 15 km to the east-northeast of the mighty Cape J.A.D. Jensen on Sokongen Island This headland has"
"Green Cape, New South Wales Green Cape is a locality situated on the eponymous headland or cape on the far south coast of New South Wales. It is located at 37° 15' S 150° 03' E, within Ben Boyd National Park, south of Eden, New South Wales. The headland forms the northern boundary of Disaster Bay. The Green Cape Lighthouse, the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales, was mostly constructed by Albert Aspinall, who constructed a wooden tramway from the nearest landfall at Bittangabee Bay for the purpose. On May 31 1886 The SS Ly-Ee-Moon en route to Sydney from"
"Melbourne, struck a reef close to the cape at night. 71 souls were lost with the lighthouse keepers only being able to save 15 people under the conditions. Green Cape has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Green Cape, New South Wales Green Cape is a locality situated on the eponymous headland or cape on the far south coast of New South Wales. It is located at 37° 15' S 150° 03' E, within Ben Boyd National Park, south of Eden, New South Wales. The headland forms the northern boundary of Disaster Bay. The Green Cape Lighthouse, the southernmost lighthouse"
"Greenland is not part of North America politically, which leads some people to assert that the most easterly point of the continent is the easternmost point in Canada − Cape Spear located at 52°37'W near St. John's, Newfoundland. However, both of these headlands are located on islands on the North American continental shelf; neither is located ""on"" the continental mainland. Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska is in the eastern hemisphere at 179°46'E and thus is the easternmost point in North America by longitude. Cape St. Charles on the Labrador Peninsula is the easternmost point of continental North America. Nordostrundingen Nordostrundingen (corrupted from"
"actually the southernmost point of the mainland of Africa; that is Cape Agulhas, approximately to the east-southeast. Cape point is closed on Christmas, the Day of Goodwill and New Year’s Day. Opening times are from 6:00-18:00. The peak above Cape Point is higher than that above the Cape of Good Hope. The rugged sandstone (Table Mountain sandstone) ridge that rises from Cape Point at sea level develops into two peaks. There is a major peak that dominates the skyline locally but there is also a smaller peak about 100 m (328 ft) further south. The higher peak has the old"
"North Cape (New Zealand) North Cape is located at the northern end of the Northland Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand . It is the northeastern tip of the Aupouri Peninsula and lies east of Cape Reinga. The name is sometimes used to refer just to the cape which is known in Māori as Otou and which overlooks Murimotu Island, and sometimes just to the eastern point of Murimotu Island. It is also used to refer to the whole larger headland stretching about five km from Murimotu Island westwards to Kerr Point (Ngatuatata) and including the Surville Cliffs."
"the Greenland Sea, in the south by Young Sound and in the west by A. P. Olsen Land. To the south and southwest across Young Sound lies large Clavering Island, close off northeast Sabine Island, and close off north Kuhn Island. Cape Wynn is the peninsula's easternmost point. Wollaston Foreland is mountainous. Its highest point is the massive-looking 1444 m high Dombjerg, located in the western section near the isthmus. Other important mountains are Zackenberg, Kuplen, Nålene, Cardiocerasbjerg, Aucellabjerg, Murbjerg, Hühnerbjerg, Clark Bjerg and Herschell Bjerg. Wollaston Foreland Wollaston Foreland () is a peninsula in the NE Greenland National Park"
"Peninsula northwards, and inland to Te Urewera National Park. This region was the site of many of the major conflicts of the New Zealand land wars in the 1860s. East Cape East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located to the north of Gisborne in the northeast of the North Island. East Cape - originally named ""Cape East"" is one of the 4 New Zealand Cardinal Capes ""Cape East"" was named by James Cook, Commander of the Endeavour in the 1769-70 voyage. The other Cardinal Capes being named at the time North"
"Kaffeklubben Island Kaffeklubben Island or Coffee Club Island (; ) is a small island lying off the northern tip of Greenland. It contains the northernmost point of continental land on Earth. Kaffeklubben Island is at and is from the geographic North Pole. It is north of the Frederick E. Hyde Fjord, about east of Cape Morris Jesup and west of Cape Bridgman, a little east of a central point along the northern coast of Greenland. Kaffeklubben Island is approximately long, and about across at its widest point. The highest point is about above sea level. The first recorded sighting of"
"Green Cape Lighthouse The Green Cape Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the tip of Green Cape, a headland forming the northern boundary of Disaster Bay, in southern New South Wales, Australia. It is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales and Australia's first lighthouse built in concrete. At it is also the second tallest lighthouse in New South Wales. It marks Green Cape on the northerly shore hugging sailing course. The lighthouse was designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883 by Albert Wood Aspinall. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on"
"a hill top, while easternmost tips are measured on Wikimapia. There may also be discrepancies between coordinate systems used by different sources. West Head West Head is the name of three separate headlands on New Zealand's South Island. The third of these is the easternmost point of the South Island, and should not be confused with West Cape, the westernmost point of the South Island. West Head marks the western side of the entrance to Tory Channel, and the corresponding East Head is located on Arapaoa Island. West Head, at the entrance to Tory Channel, is the easternmost point of"
"the shore 5 km northeast of the cape and Cape Buchholz is located a further 7 km to the northeast along the coast. The Northern K.J.V. Steenstrup Glacier has its terminus west of the cape. Tasiilap Karra Tasiilap Karra or Cape Gustav Holm () is a headland in eastern Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. It was named after officer of the Danish Navy and Arctic explorer Gustav Holm (1849 – 1940). Cape Gustav Holm is located near the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Denmark Strait coast of the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Tasiilaq. This cape is the southern end"
"mainland, and was named Godthåb (""Good Hope""). The city officially adopted its current name in 1979, although the name ""Godthåb"" remained in use in Danish. ""Nuuk"" is the Kalaallisut word for ""cape"" (). It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea. Its latitude, at 64°10' N, makes it the world's northernmost capital, only a few kilometres farther north than the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. The campus of the University of Greenland, hosting Statistics Greenland, and the main holdings of the Public and National Library of"
"Cape reflects the typical layout of regional lightstation complexes around Australia. Green Cape Lighthouse The Green Cape Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the tip of Green Cape, a headland forming the northern boundary of Disaster Bay, in southern New South Wales, Australia. It is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales and Australia's first lighthouse built in concrete. At it is also the second tallest lighthouse in New South Wales. It marks Green Cape on the northerly shore hugging sailing course. The lighthouse was designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883 by Albert Wood Aspinall. It"
"Point on the west coast. The Surville Cliffs are the northernmost point of the mainland of New Zealand, located at the tip of North Cape. In the past the cliffs have sometimes been referred to as Kerr Point but true Kerr Point lies a short distance away at the western end of North Cape. The first European discovery of the cliffs was made by Jean-François-Marie de Surville in December 1769, when he sailed his ship 'St Jean Baptiste' to New Zealand to find a safe anchorage to care for sick crew. He found them only a few days before they"
"Cape Terawhiti Cape Terawhiti is the southwesternmost point of the North Island of New Zealand. The cape is located 16 kilometres to the west of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Ohau Point, located on the northern tip of Cape Terawhiti and, along with Perano Head on Arapaoa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, marks the narrowest part of Cook Strait. It is also the closest point in the North Island to the South Island, with West Head, at the mouth of the Tory Channel being only 28 kilometres away (this point in the South Island lies to the northwest"
"north-east; and Luigi Peak, high, to the south-west. Luigi Peak is the island's summit, despite it never having been completely surveyed. Wiencke's northernmost point is Cape Astrup, a bold, dark-colored bluff discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99. It was named by Adrien de Gerlache for Eivind Astrup, Norwegian Arctic explorer and member of Robert Peary's expeditions to Greenland in 1891–92 and 1893–95. The very southeast end of the island is Principal Point, a prominent ice-covered headland lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Cape Errera. Principal Point was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05."
"Slope Point Slope Point is the southernmost point of the South Island of New Zealand. Slope Point lies just south of the small settlements of Waikawa and Haldane, near the southwestern edge of the Catlins and Toetoes Bay and 71 km (40 mi) east of Invercargill. The land around Slope Point is used for sheep farming with no houses anywhere nearby. Eroded cliffs drop down to the sea below. An AA signpost there shows the distance to the Equator and the South Pole, and a small solar-powered lighthouse stands on farmland. There is no road to Slope Point; it must"
"Peary Land Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland's mainland, and Cape Bridgman in the northeast. Peary Land is bounded by Lincoln Sea (west of Cape Morris Jesup) and Wandel Sea of the Arctic Ocean in the north. Oodaaq island, the northernmost point of land of the world, lies off the north coast. Frederick E. Hyde Fjord, which cuts into Peary"
"is defined as Cape York, to the northwest, in northern Baffin Bay. Nuussuup Nuua Nuussuup Nuua (old spelling: ""Nûgssûp Nûa"") is a cape in the Qaasuitsup municipality in northwestern Greenland. The cape is the western promontory on the long Nuussuaq Peninsula, jutting from the mainland of Greenland into Baffin Bay and separating Sugar Loaf Bay in the south from Inussulik Bay in the north. It is located approximately west-south-west of the Nuussuaq settlement, The cape is an alternative endpoint for Melville Bay, although the common definition limits the bay to Wilcox Head, the western promontory on Kiatassuaq Island, at the"
"Cape Campbell Cape Campbell, ""Te Karaka"" in the Māori language, is in Marlborough, New Zealand, on the northeastern coast of the South Island. It lies at the southern end of Clifford Bay, northeast of Ward, and southeast of Blenheim. Cape Campbell lies close to the salt works at Lake Grassmere. It is the third-easternmost point of the South Island, at a longitude of about 17416.5' East. The Cape Campbell Lighthouse has guided ships rounding the cape since 1870. The third night of the Cape Campbell Track is spent at Cape Campbell, where the lighthouse keepers once stayed. When walking the"
"Cape York (Greenland) Cape York () is a cape on the northwestern coast of Greenland, in northern Baffin Bay. Cape York is an important geographical landmark that delimits the northwestern end of Melville Bay, with the other end commonly defined as Wilcox Head, the western promontory on Kiatassuaq Island. A chain of small coastal islands stretches between Cape York and Cape Melville to the east, the largest of which is Meteorite Island. The cape is located west-south-west of the Savissivik settlement on Meteorite Island. There are not any permanent settlements near Cape York. There was one settlement, ""Perlernerit"", approximately 2"
"South Greenland South Greenland was a Danish colony on Greenland consisting of the trading centers and missionary stations along the southwest coast of the island. Its capital was at Godthaab (modern Nuuk). The northernmost town of South Greenland was Holsteinborg, which bordered Egedesminde, which was the southernmost town of North Greenland. This boundary between South and North Greenland ran at around 68°N degree of latitude, and in the South, South Greenland stretched to 59°30'N, or to the southernmost point of Greenland. In 1911, as the administration of the colony was removed from the Royal Greenland Trading Department and folded into"
"point of the North Island, and thus, of mainland New Zealand. However, North Cape's Surville Cliffs, 30 km east of Cape Reinga are slightly further north. Another headland just to the west of Cape Reinga / Te Rerenga Wairua is Cape Maria van Diemen, which was named by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman during his journey in 1642 and thought of by him to be the northernmost point of the newly discovered country he named 'Staten Landt'. According to mythology, the spirits of the dead travel to Cape Reinga on their journey to the afterlife to leap off the headland"
"is another feature of Cape Palliser - a triangular upthrust of sedimentary rock shaped like a sail. Legend has it that Kupe sailed by Cape Palliser more than 1000 years ago. The Cape Palliser Lighthouse is located here; an unmanned lighthouse blinking once every 20 seconds. It is also home to a permanent fur seal colony. Cape Palliser was named by Captain James Cook in honour of 'his worthy friend' Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser of the British Royal Navy. Cape Palliser Cape Palliser is a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island and is the southernmost point"
"Tasiilap Karra Tasiilap Karra or Cape Gustav Holm () is a headland in eastern Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. It was named after officer of the Danish Navy and Arctic explorer Gustav Holm (1849 – 1940). Cape Gustav Holm is located near the Arctic Circle on the shores of the Denmark Strait coast of the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Tasiilaq. This cape is the southern end of a narrow mountainous peninsula east of the Ikersuak Fjord which extends in a NE/SW direction, rising to a height of 966 m. The islet of Nanertalik lies 1.2 km off a small projection on"
"bay is Oterongo. Gold was found near Cape Terawhiti in 1862 and was mined for several years. Cape Terawhiti Cape Terawhiti is the southwesternmost point of the North Island of New Zealand. The cape is located 16 kilometres to the west of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Ohau Point, located on the northern tip of Cape Terawhiti and, along with Perano Head on Arapaoa Island in the Marlborough Sounds, marks the narrowest part of Cook Strait. It is also the closest point in the North Island to the South Island, with West Head, at the mouth of the"