Cape Eiler Rasmussen () is a broad headland in the
Wandel Sea
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This sea is named after Danish polar explorer and hydrographer, ...
,
Arctic Ocean
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, northernmost
Greenland
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. Administratively it is part of the
Northeast Greenland National Park
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.
This cape is
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 Eiler Rasmussen is located at the eastern end of
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 ...
in the middle stretch of the shore of
Herlufsholm Strand
Herluf Trolle Land is an area in Peary Land, North Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.Google Maps
The area has two clearly defined parts: Herlufsholm Strand, the flat southeasterly point of Peary Land, ...
, to the SE of
Cape Henry Parish
Cape Henry Parish () is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History
In 1900 Peary explored the north coast of Greenland from Cape Washing ...
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There is
pack ice
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off the shore all year round.''Sailing Directions for East Greenland and Iceland'', p. 181Greenland Pilot /ref>
Rasmussen
The surname Rasmussen () is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning ''Rasmus' son''. It is the ninth-most-common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population.Peary Land
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