| North Star Bay | |
|---|---|
| Thule Harbor, Wolstenholme Bay | |
  North Star Bay Location | |
| Location | Arctic (mouth of Wolstenholme Fjord) |
| Coordinates | 76°33′41″N 68°49′39″W / 76.56139°N 68.82750°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Baffin Bay |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Islands | Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island |
| Settlements | Narsaarsuk |
North Star Bay (Danish: North Star Bugt), also known as Thule Harbor and Wolstenholme Bay,[1] is a bay off the mouth of Wolstenholme Fjord, Greenland.
The bay is named after HMS North Star. Pituffik Space Base is located at the edge of the bay. There are two large islands in the bay, Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Island. The channel to the south, between Saunders Island and the mainland is known as Bylot Sound.[2]
- ^ 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet B-8, 3rd edition
- ^ Eriksson, Mats (April 2002). "On Weapons Plutonium in the Arctic Environment (Thule, Greenland)" (PDF). Lund University. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.