Image Lincoln Sea map.png thumb 300px Map of CapeColumbia and the Lincoln Sea. CapeColumbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada , located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut . It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean . It is the world s northernmost point of land outside Greenland and the distance to the North Pole is convert 769 km abbr on . Human History In 1876, Pelham Aldrich was the first European to reach CapeColumbia. He was a lieutenant with the British Arctic Expedition expedition 1875 76 of British explorer George Nares . Peary Robert Peary chose the Cape as the location for the northernmost depot of his final attempt to reach the Pole 1909 , not only for its proximity but because it lay far enough west to be out of the ice current setting down Robeson Channel . From CapeColumbia his party planned to strike straight north over the ice of the Arctic Sea. His winter camp and ship the Roosevelt were situated some convert 90 mi abbr on southeast, at Cape Sheridan near Alert, Nunavut Alert . Peary s sledge divisions left the Roosevelt from February 15 to 22, 1909, rendezvoused at CapeColumbia, and on March 1 the expedition left CapeColumbia, heading across the Arctic Ocean for the Pole. The 84th parallel north 84th parallel was crossed on March 18, the 86th on March 23. The final position reached by Peary is doubtful, as the speeds he claimed after departure of the last independent witness are suspicious at best. Peary returned to land at CapeColumbia again on April 23. References cite book last Nares ... of Nunavut coord 83 06 41 N 069 57 30 W region CA NU scale 2000000 display title name CapeColumbia Category Headlands of Qikiqtaaluk Region Columbia Category Extreme points of Earth QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ca Cap Columbia de Kap Columbia es Cabo Columbia fr Cap Columbia he pt Cabo Columbia ro Capul Columbia ru uk vi M i Columbia ... more details
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coat both formal evening and working day variants had a cape. ref http www.fashion era.com Coats ... lost its cape in the 1920s. In modern times, comic book superhero es, such as Superman , Batman ... Category Robes and cloaks ca Capa da Kappe de Capa es Capa fa ja st Kapa scn Cappa simple Cape ... more details
Cape Disappointment can refer to Cape Disappointment Washington at the mouth of the Columbia River in western Washington State Cape Disappointment South Georgia Cape Disappointment South Orkney Islands Cape Disappointment Antarctica geodis fr Cap Disappointment no Cape Disappointment ... more details
otheruses Cape disambiguation File Cape Cornwall.jpg thumb 350px Cape Cornwall In geography, a cape or headland is a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea. A cape usually ... capes Africa Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas in South Africa Cape Juby in Morocco Cape Three Forks in Moroco Cape Guardafui in Somalia Cap Vert in Senegal Cape Blanc in Mauritania Ras Kasar on the Eritrea Sudan border Europe Cape of Gjuh z in Karaburun Peninsula, Albania Cape of Rodon in central ... Southwestern tip of mainland Europe Cape Arkona in Germany Cape Finisterre in Spain North Cape, Norway North Cape in Norway Northern tip of mainland Europe Cape Wrath in Scotland Cape Cornwall in Cornwall Cap Gris Nez in France Pointe du Raz in France Cape Tainaron in Greece Southern tip of mainland Europe Cape Emine in Bulgaria Cape Kaliakra in Bulgaria Cape Greco in Cyprus Sarayburnu in Turkey, famous cape in stanbul and the eastest point of historical city. Asia Kanyakumari town Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin in Tamil Nadu , India Cape Enga o Luzon Cape Engano on the Philippines Cape Dezhnev in Russia Cape Baba in Turkey The westernmost point of Asia North America , Central America and the Caribbean Cape Ann in Massachusetts , United States USA Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia , Canada Cape Canaveral in Florida , United States USA Cape Charles in Virginia , United States USA Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador Nunavut , Canada Cape Cod in Massachusetts , United States USA CapeColumbia , Nunavut , Canada s northernmost point Cape Coral , in Florida , United States USA Cap Diamant aka Cape Diamond , in Quebec City , Canada Cape Farewell, Greenland Cape Farewell , Greenland s southernmost point Cape Fear headland Cape Fear in North Carolina , United States USA Cape Flattery Washington Cape Flattery in Washington U.S. state Washington , United States USA , farthest northwest point of the contiguous lower 48 Cape Hatteras in North Carolina , United States USA Cape ... more details
about the Antarctic cape the cape and associated provincial park in British ColumbiaCape Scott Provincial Park Unreferenced date December 2009 Cape Scott Coord 71 07 S 168 05 E is a Headlands and bays cape at the western side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier on the northern coast of Victoria Land in Antarctica . Discovered by Captain James Clark Ross James Ross , 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, Mate on the Terror . DEFAULTSORT Scott, Cape Category Headlands of Victoria Land Category Pennell Coast VictoriaLand geo stub de Kap Scott ... more details
Geobox Range name Cape Range image image caption country Canada region type Province region British Columbia parent Kitimat Ranges area 82 highest highest elevation highest lat d highest lat m highest lat s highest lat NS N highest long d highest long m highest long s highest long EW W map map caption The Cape Range is a small subrange of the Kitimat Ranges , located on the southern end of Calvert Island , British Columbia , Canada . References BCGNIS 26748 Cape Range http www.bivouac.com ArxPg.asp?ArxId 1499 Cape Range in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia coord 51 30 00 N 127 55 00 W display title Kitimat Ranges Category Kitimat Ranges Category North Coast of British Columbia BritishColumbiaCoast geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Lincoln Sea map.png thumb 300px Map of Cape Sheridan and the Lincoln Sea. Cape Sheridan is on the northeastern coast of Ellesmere Island , Canada situated on the Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean , on the mouth of Sheridan River, west bank. It is one of the closest points of land to the geographic North Pole , approx Convert 840 km abbr on to the north, CapeColumbia is however some Convert 75 km abbr on closer to the Pole. Cape Sheridan was the wintering site of Robert Peary s final quest to reach the north pole in 1908 1909 the Cape Sheridan Depot being located there. Alert, Nunavut Alert , the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world, is located Convert 13 km abbr on to the west. Headlands of Nunavut Coord 82 28 20 N 061 30 45.5 W region CA NU scale 500000 display title name Cape Sheridan DEFAULTSORT Sheridan Category Headlands of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ca Cap Sheridan es Cabo Sheridan he ja sv Kap Sheridan ... more details
wiktionary Cape Verdean Cape Verdean may refer to Something of, from, or related to the country of Cape Verde A person from Cape Verde, or of Cape Verdean descent. For information about the Cape Verdean people, see Demographics of Cape Verde and Culture of Cape Verde. For specific persons, see List of Cape Verdeans . The Cape Verdean Creole language See also Special PrefixIndex Cape Verdean List of all pages beginning with Cape Verdean disambiguation ... more details
There are at least two locations called Cape Jackson Cape Jackson Greenland Cape Jackson , in northwest Greenland Cape Jackson, New Zealand Cape Jackson in the northeast of New Zealand s South Island disambig de Cape Jackson ... more details
Cape York may refer to Cape York Greenland , a cape at the north west coast of Greenland, in northern Baffin Bay Cape York meteorite , meteorite found in 1894 near Cape York, Greenland Cape York Peninsula , a large peninsula located in Queensland, Australia disambig de Cape York it Cape York ru ... more details
Cape Clear may refer to Cape Clear software company Cape Clear Island , on the southern coast of Ireland. Cape Clear, Victoria , a town in Australia disambig ... more details
Cape Lookout can refer to Cape Lookout North Carolina , in the United States Cape Lookout Oregon , in the United States Cape Lookout South Shetland Islands Geodis ... more details
Cape Nelson may refer to Cape Nelson Papua New Guinea , in Oro Province the cape of that name in Cape Nelson State Park , Victoria, Australia geodis ... more details
Cape Codder can denote A resident or native of Cape Cod The Cape Codder train , a former Amtrak train The Cape Codder New Haven train , a former New York, New Haven & Hartford train Cape Codder cocktail , a cocktail The Cape Codder boat , a small boat The Cape Codders , a former hockey team disambig ... more details
Cape Charles may refer to Cape Charles, Virginia , a town in Northampton County, Virginia Cape Charles headland , headland or cape in Northampton County, Virginia geodis Cape Charles Category Place name disambiguation pages fr Cap Charles ... more details
South Cape may refer to South Cape Indonesia South Cape, New Guinea South Cape Beach State Park , a state park located in Mashpee South Cape Halt , a stop on the Manx Electric Railway South Cape May, New Jersey South Cape , a borough that existed in Cape May County , New Jersey South Cape Municipality, Western Cape Bukkake sex act South Cape, New Zealand South West Cape, New Zealand S rkapp , Svalbard, Norway Taukihepa Big South Cape Island , an offshore island of New Zealand See also South West Cape disambiguation geodis ... more details
Cape North may refer to North Cape, Norway , commonly referred to as the northernmost point in Europe Cape North Nova Scotia Cape North South Georgia Cape North Victoria Land Cape North Vodka disamb Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
West Columbia is the name of two towns in the United States West Columbia, South Carolina West Columbia, Texas geodis it West Columbia nl West Columbia pl West Columbia pt West Columbia sk West Columbia vo West Columbia ... more details
TOCright Cape Breton may refer to anything with the words Cape Breton in it Geographic locations Cape Breton Island , a Canadian island on the Atlantic Ocean coast Cape Breton Nova Scotia Cape Breton , a cape located at the eastern tip of Nova Scotia s Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Highlands , a mountain range in northern Cape Breton Island Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia Cape Breton County , one of Nova Scotia s geographic counties Communities Canada Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Regional Municipality CBRM , a regional municipality in Nova Scotia France Capbreton , a commune of the Landes d partement in southwestern France Companies Cape Breton Development Corporation Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation National parks Cape Breton Highlands National Park Universities Cape Breton University Sports teams Cape Breton Breakers , former team of the defunct National Basketball League Cape Breton Crush , former team of the defunct Canadian Elite Hockey League Cape Breton Oilers , former team of the American Hockey League Cape Breton Screaming Eagles , current team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Electoral districts Cape Breton electoral district Cape Breton North and Victoria Cape Breton South federal electoral district Cape Breton South provincial electoral district Cape Breton Canso Cape Breton Nova Political parties Cape Breton Labour Party Province of Cape Breton Island Newspapers Cape Breton Post Accents Cape Breton accent Railways Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway Music Cape Breton fiddling disambig fr Cap Breton homonymie ru ... more details
end of the Oregon Coast Trail . For a more dramatic view, hike the steep 0.75 mile trail to the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse at the Cape Disappointment State Park located in Ilwaco, Washington . wide image Columbia River Mouth.jpg 1100px Panorama of the Columbia River s mouth from near the Cape ...The Columbia Bar is a system of bar landform bars and shoal s at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning ... pilotage.html title Pilotage Grounds publisher Columbia River Bar Pilots accessdate .... The Columbia current varies from 4 to 7 Knot unit knots westward, and therefore into the predominantly ... Waters Columbia River publisher Oregon State Marine Board format PDF pages 2 accessdate 2010 04 18 ref Since 1792, approximately 2,000 large ships have sunk in and around the Columbia Bar, and because of the danger and the numerous shipwrecks the mouth of the Columbia River soon acquired a reputation ... 600 ft m wide and reduces to convert 43 ft m deep. ref name crbp The nearby Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment , Washington is renowned for operating ... d13 units gruastoria cd.htm Coast Guard station Cape Disappointment website ref Approximately 16 Maritime ... Columbia pilot pay attracts port s eye first Ben last Jacklet work Portland Tribune date 2004 10 ... jetty jetties and Sand Island. The Columbia Bar is part of a set of major marine coastal hazards along the Pacific Northwest coast, including Cape Flattery Washington Cape Flattery at the northwest tip of the Olympic Peninsula and Cape Scott , which is at the north tip of Vancouver Island . Historically ... Rogers title More Shipwrecks of British Columbia publisher Heritage House Douglas & McIntyre year 1992 ... from 1924 to 1958 Lightship ColumbiaColumbia , historic navigational aid into the Columbia River Rabboni steam tug Rabboni , first regular steam tug to bring a ship across the Columbia bar. References ... Rough Bar photos at Columbia River Bar Pilots website coord 46 15 N 124 02 W type waterbody region ... more details
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