Davis Strait

American  

noun

1. a strait between Canada and Greenland, connecting Baffin Bay and the Atlantic. 200–500 miles (320–800 km) wide.

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Davis Strait British  

/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

1. a strait between Baffin Island, in Canada, and Greenland

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Etymology

Origin of Davis Strait

named after John Davis (??1550–1605), English navigator

Example Sentences

But Isak says “the most challenging ocean crossing of my life” was the long stint around Greenland through thick fog and ice up the Davis Strait.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2024

Of those studied populations, polar bears in southern Hudson Bay and Davis Strait in Canada are “very likely” to experience reproductive failure by 2040 in a scenario of unmitigated emissions.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2020

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

To get a closer look, Beechcraft King Air prop planes operated by PAL Aerospace survey as far north as the Davis Strait during iceberg season, from April to the end of June.

From Economist • Jun. 22, 2017

The Norse visits were instead launched from the Greenland colony, separated from North America only by the 200-mile width of Davis Strait.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond