Melville Bay
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 Location of Melville Bay in Northwest Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 75°45′N 61°00′W / 75.750°N 61.000°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Max. width | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Max. depth | 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[citation needed] |
| Frozen | Between October and late July |
Melville Bay (Greenlandic: Qimusseriarsuaq), is a large bay off the coast of northwestern Greenland. Located to the north of the Upernavik Archipelago, it opens to the south-west into Baffin Bay. Its Kalaallisut name, Qimusseriarsuaq, means "the great dog sledding place".[1]
Geography
Melville Bay is delimited by Cape York in the northeast and Wilcox Head, the western promontory on Kiatassuaq Island in the south.[2] Some islands of the Upernavik Archipelago are in the Melville Bay area, such as Kiatassuaq Island, Kullorsuaq Island, Saarlia Island and Saqqarlersuaq Island.
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History
In the 19th century Melville Bay was an important place for whaling fleets.
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See also
References
- ^ "Melville Bay". Danish Polar Center. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=and|coauthors=(help); Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Upernavik Avannarleq, Saga Map, Tage Schjøtt, 1992
External links
Media related to Melville Bay at Wikimedia Commons- Satellite image. Source: WikiMapia
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