Baffin Bay
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Baffin Bay
named after William Baffin , 17th-century English navigator
Example Sentences
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The material was found in deep-sea cores recovered from Baffin Bay, off Greenland's western coast.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025
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 ● Sep. 6, 2022
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
Baffin Bay is the place to be for large speckled trout.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 10, 2020
I remembered that Black Star's father was brought to our village by a trapper from Baffin Bay and mated to a Siberian husky.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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