Cape Murdoch (Danish: Kap Murdoch) is a headland in the Avannaata municipality, northwestern Greenland.
Geography
Cape Murdoch is located at the southern end of an unnamed island north of Heilprin Island in Melville Bay (Qimusseriarsuaq). It lies in an area of small islands at the northern limits of Melville Bay, to the west of the Fisher Islands and west-northwest of Thalbitzer Næs. The cape is situated near the terminuses of the Docker Smith Glacier and the Rink Glacier, with the terminus of the Peary Glacier lying to the east.
The headland rises steeply to an elevation of 480 meters (1,570 feet), forming part of a rugged coastal landscape characterized by high rocky cliffs.
Location
- Coordinates: 76°08′09″N 61°53′38″W
- Water bodies: Melville Bay, Baffin Bay
- Municipality: Avannaata, northwestern Greenland
Nearby Features
- Heilprin Island (to the south)
- Fisher Islands (to the east)
- Docker Smith Glacier
- Rink Glacier
- Peary Glacier
