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Baffin

American  
[baf-in] / ˈbæf ɪn /

noun

  1. William, 1584?–1622, an English navigator who explored Arctic North America.


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The solo trek across Baffin Island - Canada's largest island - took Ms Hempleman-Adams from Qikiqtarjuaq to Pangnirtung, through Auyuittuq National Park.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

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

From Science Daily Mar. 12, 2024

But as harp seals move north to colder, icier habitats, such as off Baffin Island, they may face a new threat: polar bears.

From National Geographic Jan. 23, 2024

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution geochemist Forrest Horton discovered helium isotope ratios in olivine samples from the Baffin lava fields that had up to 50 times the concentrations found in atmospheric levels.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2023

“I got an A in my history test. I knew all the answers. Mrs. Baffin said it was the best paper in the whole class.”

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

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