Cape York
A find, recorded in 1818 in Greenland · 58 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Cape York ranks second by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Greenland is heavier; 4 finds there have complete records. Cape York outweighs every observed fall: the heaviest, Sikhote-Alin, recovered 23 tonnes.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 76.133° N, 64.933° W
Rings every 1,000 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Pollen, 2,758 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1942). In 1818, the year Cape York entered the record, three meteorites were seen to fall: Seres in Greece, Zaborzika in Ukraine, Slobodka in Russia.
Cape York among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Rowton, 3,652 km away in the United Kingdom, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Bilibino lies closest: 3,757 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Hoba (60 tonnes) and Campo del Cielo (50 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape York | Iron, IIIAB | 1818 | 58 tonnes |
| 2 | Thule | Iron, IIIAB | 1955 | 49 kg |