Cape Melville (Danish: Kap Melville; Greenlandic: Nallortup Nuua) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, NW Greenland.[1]
Cape Melville
Nallortup Nuua | |
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Cape | |
![]() ![]() Cape Melville | |
Coordinates: 76°2′53″N 64°2′40″W | |
Location | Avannaata, Greenland |
Offshore water bodies | Baffin Bay |
Area | |
• Total | Arctic |
Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
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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