It is located in Johannes V. Jensen Land, about 20 km (12 mi) east of the mouth of Sands Fjord and west of Constable Bay.

About 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of the cape there is a river forming a small delta that flows from the Mary Peary Peaks, part of the Roosevelt Range to the south.

[5] Specimens of Arctic poppy and purple saxifrage have been found growing in the thin, rocky soil.

Cape Morris Jesup is practically a polar desert with roughly 30-day summers.

Despite these extremely inhospitable conditions, these two tiny flowering plants eke out a meager existence and persist blooming through summer lows near freezing temperatures.