Disko Bay

Disko Bay
Diskobugten
Qeqertarsuup tunua (Greenlandic)
Icebergs in Disko Bay
Disko Bay is located in Greenland
Disko Bay
Disko Bay
Location in Greenland
LocationArctic
Coordinates69°00′N 52°00′W / 69.000°N 52.000°W / 69.000; -52.000
Ocean/sea sourcesBaffin Bay
Basin countriesGreenland
SettlementsSaqqaq, Ilulissat, Ilimanaq, Qasigiannguit, Ikamiut, Akunnaaq, Aasiaat, Kitsissuarsuit

Disko Bay (Greenlandic: Qeqertarsuup tunua; Danish: Diskobugten[1]) is a large bay on the western coast of Greenland. The bay constitutes a wide southeastern inlet of Baffin Bay.

  1. ^ Christensen, N.O. & al. "Elections in Greenland Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine". Arctic Circular, Vol. 4 (1951), pp. 83–85. Op. cit. "Northern News". Arctic, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Mar 1952), pp. 58–59.