Baffin Bay

noun

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

Baffin Bay

/ ˈbæfɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baffin Bay¹

named after William Baffin , 17th-century English navigator

Example Sentences

The expedition was last seen in Baffin Bay, from where the ships were planning to enter Lancaster Sound, the eastern entrance of the present-day Northwest Passage, more than two months after setting sail from England.

From Ozy

Each winter, Baffin Bay freezes over as polar darkness descends over the top of the world.

From Science News

The ocean current which sweeps past this cape, and opens the way to the other side of Baffin Bay, is wonderful.

From Project Gutenberg

It's rather a bad sign, although, of course, there may be a higher temperature in the corresponding latitude in Baffin Bay.

From Project Gutenberg

The ships were last seen by civilized men in Baffin Bay, whence they passed from the knowledge of the world.

From Project Gutenberg

By daylight—about five o'clock, after a light meal—we were over Baffin Bay.

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The current continued the wrong way and the floe upon which they were drifting carried them toward Baffin Bay.

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