North Star Bay

North Star Bay (Danish: North Star Bugt, also called Thule Harbor or Bylot Sound^[1]) is a bay in Wolstenholme Fjord, Greenland.

The bay was the site of a Cold War nuclear accident when a B-52 bomber carrying four thermonuclear bombs crashed, spreading contaminated material over the area. Thule Air Base is located at the edge of the bay.

References

1. ^ Eriksson, Mats (April 2002). On Weapons Plutonium in the Arctic Environment (Thule, Greenland). Lund University. p. 11. http://www.risoe.dk/rispubl/NUK/nukpdf/ris-r-1321.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 

Coordinates: 76°33′41″N 68°49′39″W / 76.56139°N 68.8275°W / 76.56139; -68.8275