Denmark Strait , which exploded with the loss of all but three of its 1,418 crew; was seriously damaged in the engagement. "Bismarck" entered the Atlantic through the Strait, but damage sustained in the battle—combined with British aircraft search-and-destroy missions—led to its sinking three days later. Denmark Strait The Denmark Strait () or Greenland Strait (, 'Greenland Sound') is an oceanic strait between Greenland (to its northwest) and Iceland (to its southeast). The Norwegian island of Jan Mayen lies northeast of the strait. The strait connects the Greenland Sea, an extension of the Arctic Ocean, to the Irminger Sea, a part of
Grand Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) Grand Bay area; among them is Wilson Kettle who was entered in the Guinness World Records as having the largest number of living descendants. Grand Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) Grand Bay ( NST) is a small bay immediately to the west of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada. Two communities line the bay, on the east is Grand Bay East and on the west, Grand Bay West. Grand Bay first appeared on Captain James Cook's 1766 chart of the south coast of Newfoundland. It was the landing place for Micmac and French groups who crossed the Cabot Strait in the early