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Cape Melville
Nallortup Nuua | |
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  Cape Melville | |
| Coordinates: 76°2′53″N 64°2′40″W / 76.04806°N 64.04444°W | |
| Location | Avannaata, Greenland |
| Offshore water bodies | Baffin Bay |
| Area | |
| • Total | Arctic |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
Cape Melville ( Danish: Kap Melville; Greenlandic: Nallortup Nuua) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland. [1]
Geography
Cape Melville is located at the eastern end of Meteor Bay. [2]
The cape lies at the northern limits of Melville Bay to the east of Cape York. A chain of small coastal islands stretches between the two capes, the largest of which is Meteorite Island. [3]
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See also
References
- ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 84
- ^ Kap Melville
- ^ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
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