North Star Bay

North Star Bay, also known as Thule Harbor and Wolstenholme Bay, is at the mouth of in north-west . The Dundas Peninsula, terminating in the mesa-like Mount Dundas, is at the north-eastern end of the bay.
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  • Cove
  • Description: thule army base
  • Also known as
    “Bylot Sound”
    “Thule Harbor”

Places of Interest

Discover Pituffik Space Base and Comer’s Midden.
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Aerodrome
, formerly Thule Air Base…
3½ km southeast of North Star Bay
Dwelling
Comer's Midden was a 1916 archaeological excavation…
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Dwelling
is a former Inughuit settlement…
3 km southeast of North Star Bay

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thule.
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Village
is a village.
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Latitude
76.55419° or 76° 33′ 15″ north
Longitude
-68.82231° or 68° 49′ 20″ west
Open location code
C78HH53H+M3
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“North Star Bay” goes by many names.
North Star BugtCebuano
North Star BayDanish
Bylot SoundDutch
North Star BayDutch
Thule HarborDutch
מפרץ נורת‘ סטארHebrew
テューレ湾Japanese
Норт СтарMacedonian
Норт Стар (залив)Macedonian
North Star BugtSwedish
North Star BayTurkish

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “North Star Bay”.

Localities in the Area

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