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Baffin

American  
[baf-in] / ˈbæf ɪn /

noun

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


Example Sentences

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The attack took place last week on Breevort Island, southeast of Baffin Island.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2024

Encompassing over 16,000 km2 of towering mountains, long fiords, lush valleys, and massive ice caps, Agguttinni Territorial Park is a protected area on northern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

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

"He's got too much wolf in him. His father came from Baffin Bay and had a lot of wolf blood. They bred him to a Siberian husky. So he's mostly wolf."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell