Barclay Bay, Greenland

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Barclay Bay
Barclay Bugt
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Barclay Bay
Location in Greenland
Location Arctic
Coordinates 69°14′N25°1′W / 69.233°N 25.017°W / 69.233; -25.017
Ocean/sea sources Denmark Strait
Basin  countries Greenland
Max. length14 km (8.7 mi)
Max. width5 km (3.1 mi)

Barclay Bay (Danish : Barclay Bugt) is a bay in King Christian IX Land, Eastern Greenland. [1] The area of the bay is uninhabited. Administratively Barclay Bay and its surroundings belong to the Sermersooq municipality.

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Geography

Barclay Bay lies in the Blosseville Coast south of Knighton Fjord. It stretches for about 14 km (8.7 mi) from east to west. Its mouth lies between Cape Barclay to the northeast and Cape Ryder to the southwest. Høst Havn is a small, protected inlet located close to the northern side of the mouth [2]

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References

  1. "Barclay Bugt'". Mapcarta. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Iceland Enroute, p. 110