Cape Alexander, Greenland

Cape Alexander (Greenlandic: Ullersuaq, also Uvdlerssuak and Sarfalik; Danish: Kap Alexander) is a headland in the Baffin Bay, northwest Greenland, Avannaata municipality. It is one of the important landmarks of Greenland.

Cape Alexander Ullersuaq, Uvdlerssuak, Sarfalik
Cape
View of Cape Alexander
Cape Alexander
Coordinates: 78°11′N 73°3′W
Location	Avannaata, Greenland
Offshore water bodies	Baffin Bay
Area
• Total	Arctic

Geography

Cape Alexander is located in Prudhoe Land, at the western end of Hartstene Bay with the Dodge Glacier to the east and the Storm Glacier to the southeast.^[1] This headland is the westernmost point of the island of Greenland.^[2]

Sutherland Island (Tigssarfik) lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the shore to the southeast. The small Carey Islands are located further to the west; among them Nordvestø (73°10'W), the westernmost point of Greenland as a territory.^[3]

Ullersuaq amongst the extreme points of Greenland

See also

• List of countries by westernmost point