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Baffin Bay

American  

noun

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


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

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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

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 Oct. 20, 2021

Whaling ships spied them in upper Baffin Bay, just east of the entrance to the Passage, on 26 July; and shortly thereafter the expedition vanished without trace.

From The Guardian Dec. 12, 2019

The trail starts near the western edge of the ice cap and continues across one of the island’s largest snow-and-ice-free expanses to Sisimiut and the Davis Strait, which separates the Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay.

From Washington Post Aug. 9, 2018

The Advance was encircled by ice floes in Smith Sound north of Baffin Bay.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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