Baffin Island

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).

Baffin Island

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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But as harp seals move north to colder, icier habitats, such as off Baffin Island, they may face a new threat: polar bears.

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

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Across Baffin Island, Inuit are harvesting before autumn begins to transition into winter.

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