Baffin Bay

American  

noun

1. a part of the Arctic Ocean between W Greenland and E Baffin Island.

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Baffin Bay British  

/ ˈbæfɪn /

noun

1. part of the Northwest Passage, situated between Baffin Island and Greenland

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Etymology

Origin of Baffin Bay

named after William Baffin , 17th-century English navigator

Example Sentences

The material was found in deep-sea cores recovered from Baffin Bay, off Greenland's western coast.

From Science Daily

Across this large area, they studied many different habitats from the interior Barnes Ice Cap to the coast of Baffin Bay.

From Science Daily

Yet over the weekend, temperatures began rising when a warm jet of air pushed northward across Baffin Bay and the western coast of Greenland.

From Washington Post

“As you go to the Arctic and see what’s happening with your own eyes … it’s depressing,” said University of Washington marine biologist Kristin Laidre, who has studied polar bears in Baffin Bay.

From Seattle Times

Pickart said he worked closely with the Healy’s crew to position the ship in key locations in Baffin Bay, where in some areas the coastal waters were filled with hundreds of icebergs.

From Seattle Times