Dove Bay
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| Dove Bay | |
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| Dove Bugt | |
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  Dove Bay Location in Greenland | |
| Location | Arctic |
| Coordinates | 76°30′N 20°0′W / 76.500°N 20.000°W |
| Ocean/sea sources | Greenland Sea |
| Basin countries | Greenland |
| Max. length | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Max. width | 35 km (22 mi) |
Dove Bay (Danish: Dove Bugt) is a bay in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. It is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park area.
Dove bay is said to have been the legendary Breidifjòrdr of the Sagas of Icelanders.[1]
It was named Dove Bai by the Second German North Polar Expedition led by Carl Koldewey after German physicist and meteorologist Heinrich Wilhelm Dove (1803–79).[2]
