Cape Brewster (; , meaning 'the bad cape') is a headland in the Greenland Sea, east Greenland, Sermersooq municipality.

History

This headland was named Cape Brewster by William Scoresby (1789 – 1857) in 1822 to honour his friend, inventor David Brewster (1781–1868).

Cape Brewster

Geography

Cape Brewster is the easternmost point of the jagged and mountainous Savoia Peninsula and the northernmost point of the Blosseville Coast.

Cape Brewster

It is located at the end of the southern side of the mouth of the Scoresby Sound, opposite Cape Tobin (Uunarteq). The cape lies in the desolate and impressive area of the southern shore of the sound with steep dark basalt walls rising between 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,280-6,560 ft).

Cape Brewster

See also

Geography of Greenland

Steward Island

References

External links

Cape Brewster, Greenland

Headlands of Greenland