Baffin Island

American  

noun

1. a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and N Canada. About 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long; 190,000 sq. mi. (492,000 sq. km).

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Baffin Island British  

noun

1. the largest island of the Canadian Arctic, between Greenland and Hudson Bay. Area: 476 560 sq km (184 000 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

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

Dr. Gillespie and her team also examined over 300 existing herbarium specimens from the park area, most of which were collected in 1950, the last time botanists intensively studied this part of Baffin Island.

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

It is 1,300 miles north of Ottawa, on the tip of Baffin Island, jutting into the frigid Arctic Ocean.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Notes on the mammals of south and central west Baffin Island.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis