Gael Hamke Bay (Danish: Gael Hamkes Bugt) is a large bay in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
| Gael Hamke Bay | |
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| Gael Hamkes Bugt | |
 Map section with the bay in the lower right corner. | |
  Gael Hamke Bay Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 74°00′N 20°30′W / 74.000°N 20.500°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Settlements | Eskimonaes and Dødemandsbugten (abandoned) |
The bay was named after a Dutch skipper that claimed to have discovered the bay in 1654.[1]
Geography
editThe bay lies south of Wollaston Foreland, north of Home Foreland, and east of Clavering Island. Towards the west lie the Finsch Islands, where the bay narrows and becomes the Godthab Gulf. The Young Sound has its mouth in the north, between the eastern end of Clavering Island and the southern shore of Wollaston Foreland. Jackson Island lies to the southeast at the mouth of the bay.[2]
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References
edit- ^ "Catalogue of place names in northern East Greenland". Geological Survey of Denmark. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Gael Hamke Bugt". Mapcarta. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
External links
edit- Photo of drift ice - Getty images Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
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