Cape Cort Adelaer ( da, Kap Cort Adelaer), also known as Cape Adelaer, is a headland in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast Greenland, Sermersooq municipality. This cape is named after Norwegian seaman Cort Adeler (1622 – 1675) who distinguished himself for services rendered to the

Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy The history of the Danish navy began with the founding of a joint Dano-Norwegian navy on 10 August 1510, when King John appointed his vassal Henrik Krummedige to become "chief captain and head of all our captains, men and servants whom we now h ...

Geography

Cape Cort Adelaer is located in the northeast of an irregularly-shaped coastal island located on the northern side of the mouth of the

Napasorsuaq Fjord Napasorsuaq Fjord or Napasorsuup Kangerlua (also known as 'Napassorssuaq Fjord' and 'Kangerdlugsuatsiak') is a fjord of the King Frederick VI Coast in the Sermersooq municipality, southeastern Greenland. Geography Napasorsuaq Fjord's mouth is ...

Cape Daniel Rantzau A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...

, the SE headland of the same island is located 7.2 km to the south. Small

Uummannaarsuk Uummannaarsuk is an uninhabited island in the Sermersooq municipality in southern Greenland. Geography Uummannaarsuk is a 239 m high island that lies off the southeastern coast of Greenland. It is located off Cape Cort Adelaer, to the NE of Cape ...

island lies 2 km to the southeastof the cape. The dangerous active glacier

Puisortoq Puisortoq is a glacier on the east coast of Greenland. It has been in a status of retreat for the past years. It is a very active glacier protruding into the sea and discharging great amounts of ice, making navigation along the coast dangerous. ...

is located to the north.

History

Cape Cort Adelaer weather station was built and staffed on this headland by the

Allies An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

during World War II. It was established by Major John T. Crowell in 1943, at the same time that the

Comanche Bay Igtip Kangertiva, also known as Comanche Bay ( da, Comanche Bugt). is a fjord in Eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality. History During World War II a weather station of the US Army Air CorpsSpencer Apollonio, ''Lands That H ...

facility was reestablished.Spencer Apollonio, ''Lands That Hold One Spellbound: A Story of East Greenland'', 2008 pp. 272-275 At that time there was another weather station on

Skjoldungen Skjoldungen ( kl, Saqqisikuik) is a large uninhabited island in the King Frederick VI Coast, southeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Sermersooq municipality. The weather of the island is characterized by tundra climate. The isl ...

further north up the coast.

References

External links

Weather forecast for Kap Cort Adelaer, Kujalleq (Greenland)
Headlands of Greenland World War II sites in Greenland {{greenland-geo-stub