Melville Bay
| Melville Bay Qimusseriarsuaq | |
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| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 75°45′N 61°00′W / 75.750°N 61.000°WCoordinates: 75°45′N 61°00′W / 75.750°N 61.000°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 300 km |
| Max. width | 80 km |
| Average depth | 1000 m |
| Frozen | Between October and late July |
Location of Melville Bay − shaded area to the northwest of Greenland
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]
In the 19th century Melville Bay was an important place for whaling fleets.
Islands
Some islands of the Upernavik Archipelago are in the Melville Bay area:
Historical pictures
 View of two ships in Melville Bay by Edward Augustus Inglefield. |
_-_Hunting_by_steam_in_Melville_Bay%2C_the_party_after_a_day's_sport_killing_six_Polar_bears_within_the_t..._-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) 1869 photograph of a steamer and a party of hunters in Melville Bay. |
See also
References
- ↑ "Melville Bay". Danish Polar Center. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
External links
Media related to Melville Bay at Wikimedia Commons- Satellite image. Source: WikiMapia
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