Cape Hope (; , meaning 'the western little cape') is a headland in the
Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately , east
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
,
Sermersooq
Sermersooq () is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five previous, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk (formerly called Godthåb), the capital of Greenland, and it is the most populous ...
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
.
There was a hamlet east of the cape known as Kap Hope (''Itserajivit'' or ''Ittaajimmiit'', in East and West Greenlandic, respectively).
This settlement was closed in 2005. It appeared in one episode of the Canadian series Departures.
History
This headland was named Cape Hope 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, Willia ...
(1789 – 1857) in 1822 to honour
Samuel Hope esq. of
Everton, Liverpool
Everton is a suburb of north Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, and part of the Liverpool Walton (UK Parliament constituency), Liverpool Walton constituency. It is bordered by Vauxhall, Liverpool, Vauxhall to the west, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Kir ...
, grandfather of
Samuel Morley, 1st Baron Hollenden.
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Geography
Cape Hope is the southwesternmost point of Liverpool Land
Liverpool Land is a peninsula in eastern Greenland.
Geography
The peninsula is bounded by Scoresby Sund in the south, Carlsberg Fjord in the northwest, '' Kangerterajiva'' (Hurry Inlet) in the southwest, the Greenland Sea in the east, and ...
. It rises east of the mouth of Hurry Inlet
Hurry Inlet (; , meaning 'The Little Fjord') is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland.
It is part of the Scoresby Sound system. Administratively it lies in the area of Sermersooq municipality.
Nerlerit Inaat Airport is located on ...
, opposite Cape Stewart
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment of any length that hangs loosely and connects either at the neck or shoulders. They usually cover the back, shoulders, and arms. They come in a variety of styles and have been used thr ...
.[''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute'', p. 115]
It is located in the northern shore of Scoresby Sound
Scoresby Sound (Danish: ''Scoresby Sund'', Greenlandic language, Greenlandic: ''Kangertittivaq'') is a large fjord system of the Greenland Sea on the eastern coast of Greenland. It has a tree-like structure, with a main body approximately , near Ittoqqortoormiit
Ittoqqortoormiit (; ), formerly known as Scoresbysund, is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 345 as of 2020, and it has been described as one of the most remote settlements on Earth.
The former ...
.
See also
*Geography of Greenland
Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the List of islands by area, largest island in the world—and more tha ...
References
External links
Liverpool History Updates
Headlands of Greenland
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