North Star Bay
North Star Bay, also known as Thule Harbor and Wolstenholme Bay, is at the mouth of Wolstenholme Fjord in north-west Greenland. The Dundas Peninsula, terminating in the mesa-like Mount Dundas, is at the north-eastern end of the bay.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Cove
- Description: thule army base
- Also known as: “Bylot Sound” and “Thule Harbor”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pituffik Space Base and Pituffik.
Pituffik Space Base
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Pituffik
Dwelling
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thule.
North Star Bay
- Categories: bay and body of water
- Location: Avannaata, Greenland, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
76.55419° or 76° 33′ 15″ north
Longitude
-68.82231° or 68° 49′ 20″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
C78HH53H+M3
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“North Star Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Star Bugt”
- Danish: “North Star Bay”
- Dutch: “North Star Bay”
- French: “baie North Star”
- French: “Baie North Star”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ נורת‘ סטאר”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ נורת’ סטאר”
- Japanese: “テューレ湾”
- Macedonian: “Норт Стар (залив)”
- Macedonian: “Норт Стар”
- Swedish: “North Star Bugt”
- Turkish: “North Star Bay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Uvdle and Narsaarsuk.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Uummannaq and Sioraq.
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