Cape Morris Jesup

Cape Morris Jesup

Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of mainland Greenland at coord|83|37|39|N|32|39|52|W and is 711.8 km (384 nm / 442 miles) from the geographic North Pole. Robert Peary reached the cape in 1892, believing it to be the northernmost point in the world, although it was later found to lie slightly to the south of the northernmost tip of Kaffeklubben Island.

The cape is named after American philanthropist Morris Ketchum Jesup, who helped finance Peary's expeditions.

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