Disko
Britishnoun
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Over 35,000 cubic metres of ice calve from the glacier each year, and more icebergs spew into Disko Bay than anywhere else in the northern hemisphere.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
ILULISSAT, Greenland — From the top floor of a hotel here the view of Disko Bay, a vast inlet in western Greenland dotted with icebergs, was captivating.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
Written sources reported that the Norse routinely rowed up to 1500 kilometers to walrus migratory grounds near Disko Bay in western Greenland.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 10, 2016
“In the old days, you could take your sled and go to Disko Island,” Dorph said.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016
Disko Island was the very heart of the richest sealing ground in all the world—outside of the Pribilofs.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
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