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Cape Farewell (the centre of the image) and the rugged southern coast of Egger Island, The coast (dark) is generally surrounded by sea ice, making navigation treacherous.

For the cape in New Zealand, see Cape Farewell, New Zealand

Cape Farewell (Kalaallisut: Uummannarsuaq, Danish: Kap Farvel) is a headland on the southern shore of Egger Island, Greenland. Located at 59°46′23″N 43°55′21″W / 59.77306°N 43.9225°W / 59.77306; -43.9225 it is the southernmost extent of Greenland, projecting out into the North Atlantic Ocean and the Labrador Sea on the same latitude as Stockholm and the Scottish Orkney Islands. Egger and the associated minor islands are known as the Farewell Archipelago. The area is part of the Kujalleq municipality.

Uummannarsuaq amongst the extreme points of Greenland

External links

• Travel photos of the communities in the Egger/Kap Farvel region
• Aerial photographs of the Kap Farvel area