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Cape Morris Jesup

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cape Morris Jesup , northernmost land point in the world, N Greenland. At lat. 83°39'N, it is 440 mi (708 km) from the North Pole. U.S. explorer Robert Peary reached the cape in 1892. Author not available, MORRIS JESUP, CAPE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Cape Morris Jesup
...the world's most northerly points of land. Robert E. Peary was the first explorer to reach it in 1900; it was named for Morris K. Jesup, a merchant-banker who financed polar expeditions. Cape Morris Jesup Cape Morris Jesup Cape Morris Jesup Read more
Islands, Capes, and Peninsulas
...inevitably are prominent landmasses. Capes A cape is any land that extends out into water...famous capes around the world are the Cape of Good Hope, a mountainous promontory south of Cape Town, South Africa, and near the southern point of Africa; Cape Morris Jesup in Greenland, the ... Read more

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Explorers begin arctic trek.
; ...environmental organization Greenpeace confirmed Tuesday. The pair's trip started at Ellesmere Island, Canada, and will end at Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland. Larsen and Dupre, the expedition leader, intend to spend the summer on the Arctic Ocean to publicize... Read more
Explorers begin arctic trek
; ...environmental organization Greenpeace confirmed Tuesday. The pair's trip started at Ellesmere Island, Canada, and will end at Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland. Larsen and Dupre, the expedition leader, intend to spend the summer on the Arctic Ocean to publicize... Read more
Two to record global warming's effects on Arctic up close
; ...that will take them about 1,100 miles from the northern tip of Ellesmere Island to the North Pole and then south to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland. This duo, known as the One World Expedition, has been planning a summer trip for several years for the... Read more
Two to record global warming's effects on Arctic up close.
; ...that will take them about 1,100 miles from the northern tip of Ellesmere Island to the North Pole and then south to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland. This duo, known as the One World Expedition, has been planning a summer trip for several years for the... Read more
They're moving into Pole position again Pair will retry Arctic crossing to show effects of global warming
; ...Current plans are to depart April 30 from Cape Arctichesky, a peninsula on the Siberian...of July. They then would push south to Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland...By starting on the east side of the Cape Arctichesky peninsula, about 25 miles... Read more
The Arctic Prince.
; ...dogs for the journey. The group included four seasoned members and two rookies, one of whom was Frederik. Passing Cape Morris Jesup, the world's northernmost human base, the patrol briefly paused at Station North, a weather station that once served... Read more
Sweet supply drop lifts explorers' spirits on Arctic Ocean; Pair are more than halfway to North Pole
; ...are more than halfway to their destination. Once they reach the North Pole, they intend to slog their way south to Cape Morris Jesup, Greenland. Both explorers said via satellite phone late Monday that their outlook on the world was sharply improved... Read more
PLUS NEWS
; ...expedition, crossing Greenland in 85 grueling days, sponsors said today. Rune Gjeldnes and Torry Larsen, both 24, reached Cape Morris Jesup on the northern tip of Greenland on Thursday after skiing about 1,800 miles across the permafrost. The Norwegians... Read more
Arctic explorer gives kids the chills; Cedarburg native recounts expedition in school talks
; ...up to 120 days. They intend to depart April 30 from Cape Arctichesky, a peninsula on the Siberian coast, and...around the Fourth of July. They could reach land at Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland, by late August... Read more
Arctic explorer gives kids the chills: Cedarburg native recounts expedition in school talks.
; ...up to 120 days. They intend to depart April 30 from Cape Arctichesky, a peninsula on the Siberian coast, and...around the Fourth of July. They could reach land at Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland, late August. The... Read more

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