Cape Simpson ( da, Kap Simpson) is a headland in the

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, Northeast

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. Administratively it is part of the NE Greenland National Park.

History

This headland was named "Cape Simpson" in 1822 by

William Scoresby William Scoresby (5 October 178921 March 1857) was an English whaler, Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman. Early years Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering south-west of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, William S ...

(1789 – 1857).Place names, NE Greenland
/ref> Numerous remains of former

Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, ...

habitation were found at that time in the area near the cape. Materials for a

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hunting station known as "Simpson Stranda" were brought to the area of the headland by Norwegian ship ''Veslekari'' in 1929, but the hut was never built. Another hut, "Kap Simpson Hytte", was built by the

Sirius Dog Sled Patrol The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol ( da, Slædepatruljen Sirius), known informally as ''Siriuspatruljen'' (the Sirius Patrol) and formerly known as ''North-East Greenland Sledge Patrol'' and ''Resolute Dog Sled Patrol'', is an elite Danish naval unit. I ...

between 1955 and 1956.

Geography

Cape Simpson is located in the

, north of

Cape Biot Cape Biot ( da, Kap Biot) is a headland in the Greenland Sea, Northeast Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. History This headland was named "Cape Biot" by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) in 1822 to honour physicist, astronomer and mathematician ...

on the opposite side of the mouth of

Davy Sound The Davy Sound ( da, Davy Sund) is a sound in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. History The sound was named and put on the map by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) ...

. Cape Simpson rises at the southeastern end of

Traill Island Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Traill Island is a coastal island located in the d ...

, whose shore trending northwest of the cape forms the northeastern coast of Davy Sound. It is a conspicuous headland. The Vandyke Cliffs, steep and displaying multicolored strata, rise above the cape at a sheer angle right from the shore. Dream Bay ''(Drømmebugten)'' is located about WNW of the headland and larger Mountnorris Fjord to the northeast. Most of the years the sea around the cape is filled with ice, even in the summer.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 118

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Greenland Pilot - Danish Geodata Agency
Headlands of Greenland {{greenland-geo-stub

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