Cape Bridgman () is a headland in the

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, northeast

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. The cape was named by

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after Herbert L. Bridgman, one of the members of the

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. The northernmost human remains of the

Independence I culture Independence I was a culture of Paleo-Eskimos who lived in northern Greenland and the Canadian Arctic between 2400 and 1900 BC. There has been much debate among scholars on when Independence I culture disappeared, and, therefore, there is a marg ...

, were described at Cape Bridgman by Peter Dawes in a letter to

Eigil Knuth Count Eigil Knuth (8 August 1903 – 12 March 1996) was a Danish people, Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer. He is referred to as the Nestor (mythology)#Advice, Nestor ("elder statesman") of Danish polar explorers. His archa ...

; they comprise three sites of tent rings and flagstones, although it is likely that this was a short-term expedition with permanent settlement at

Frigg Fjord Frigg Fjord () is a fjord in Peary Land, far northern Greenland. The archaeological remains in the northern shore and at the head of this fjord belong to the northernmost human settlements in human history. Further ruins slightly to the north at ...

slightly to the south. A Thule culture tent ring further north was found by Bliss Bay in 2023 by a National Geographic expedition.

Geography

Cape Bridgman is located on the northern side of the mouth of Frederick E. Hyde Fjord,

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 nor ...

Cape John Flagler Cape John Flagler () is a headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. The cape was named in 1900 by Robert Peary after John M. Flagler, one of the members ...

is the headland on the southern side of the fjord entrance. Administratively it is part of the

Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park (, ) is the world's largest national park and the 10th largest protected area (the only larger protected areas consist mostly of sea). Established in 1974, the Northeast Greenland national park expanded to its p ...

. In 1900 this headland was

's easternmost accurate geographic exploration in the north of Greenland, for further south he encountered fog. In 1907 it became an important landmark for the

Denmark expedition The Denmark expedition (), also known as the Denmark Expedition to Greenland's Northeast Coast and the Danmark Expedition after the ship's name, was an expedition to northeastern Greenland in 1906–1908. Despite being overshadowed by the dea ...

which mapped for the first time the unknown area to the south and southeast of the cape, as well as part of the Daly Range, rising to the west above the plain.Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland,'' 2008 p. 101

References

External links

Kap Bridgman, Greenland - Geographical Names
Headlands of Greenland Peary Land {{greenland-geo-stub