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Gael Hamke Bay

Gael Hamke Bay is a large bay in King Christian X Land, East . Administratively it is part of the zone. The bay was named after a Dutch skipper that claimed to have discovered the bay in 1654.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Greenland
  • Also known as: “Gael Hamkes Bay”, “Gael Hamkes Bugt”, and “Hamkes Bugt”

Gael Hamke Bay

Latitude
74° north
Longitude
-20.5° or 20° 30′ west
Open location code
C96X2G22+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2061483879
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3423742
Wiki­data ID
Q5516517
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Satellite Map

Discover Gael Hamke Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Gael Hamke Bay” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Gael Hamke Bugt”
  • Cebuano: “Gael Hamke Bugt”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾·哈姆克斯灣”
  • Danish: “Gael Hamke Bugt”
  • Dutch: “Gael Hamke Bugt”
  • Dutch: “Galamkes” (historical)
  • Dutch: “Galehamkes Landt” (historical)
  • Japanese: “Gael Hamkes湾”
  • Swedish: “Gael Hamke Bugt”
  • Venetian: “Gael Hamke Bugt”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Home Forland and Daneborg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Store Finsch and Kalven.

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