Cape Morris Jesup

Greenland / Qaqortoq / Eqalugaarsuit /
 island, cape (geography)

Somewhere here is Cape Morris Jesup,
Cape Morris Jesup

Northernmost promintory in Greenland (Kalaalit Nunat). 710 km to North Pole.

It is difficult to locate, due to the low resolution of Wikimapia in this part of the world. In addition to this, there are different figures given for the degree of longitude and latitude.

The Cape is named after Morris Ketchum Jesup(1830 - 1908, an American banker. He was one of the founders of the YMCA and financed the Robert Peary expeditions. In 1905 he was knighted by the Czar for philanthropic work.

The photo above shows the Honorable Mr. Morris Ketchum Jesup. At his time Jesup was a famous person worldwide. There is no copyright on this photo as it was published by the City of New York more than 100 years ago (1908).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Morris_Jesup and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Ketchum_Jesup
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   83°38'19"N   33°53'40"W

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