Raanes Peninsula
The Raanes Peninsula is located on the southwestern coast of Ellesmere Island, a part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Axel Heiberg Island is approximately 15 km to the west.Raanes Peninsula
- Type: Cape
- Description: peninsula in Nunavut, Canada
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Nunavut, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
78.48178° or 78° 28′ 54″ north
Longitude
-86.12184° or 86° 7′ 19″ west
Elevation
203 metres (666 feet)
Open location code
C6CMFVJH+P7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Raanes Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Raanes Peninsula”
- Cebuano: “Raanes Peninsula”
- Dutch: “Raanes Peninsula”
- Swedish: “Raanes Peninsula”
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