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An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bay's sea ice.

Baffin Bay (French: Baie de Baffin) is a sea between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. It is 1,130 km (700 mi) across from north to south. It is not navigable most of the year because of the presence of large numbers of icebergs. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Caption: GREENLAND -- An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bays sea ice is just one of the many sights three Airmen from Thule Air Base, Greenland, witnessed recently during a six-day dog-sledding expedition. ... Caption: GREENLAND -- An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bays sea ice is just one of the many sights three Airmen from Thule Air Base, Greenland, witnessed recently during a six-day dog-sledding expedition. ... Baffin Bay is a bay in South Texas, an inlet of the larger Laguna Madre. ... Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ... The Arctic Ocean, located in the northern hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest of the worlds five oceans and the shallowest. ... Iceberg west of Ilulissat inlet, Greenland Iceberg, Tèmpanos, Patagonia, Argentina. ...

History

In 1585 British explorer John Davis was the first European to enter the bay. William Baffin made five voyages to the arctic and reached Baffin Bay in 1616. During these voyages it was proven that the north-west passage was not in the Hudson Bay area.^[1] 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... John Davis (1550?—1605) was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I, especially in Polar regions. ... Eurocentrism is the practice, conscious or otherwise, of placing emphasis on European (and, generally, Western) concerns, culture and values at the expense of those of other cultures. ... William Baffin (1584 – January 23, 1622) was an English navigator and discoverer. ... Year 1616 (MDCXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Some possible Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago For the film of this name, see Northwest Passage (movie). ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

Location

Baffin Bay is an arm of the Arctic Ocean bounded by Baffin Island in the west, Greenland in the east, and Ellesmere Island in the north. It connects to the Atlantic through Davis Strait, and to the Arctic through several narrow channels of Nares Strait. It is a northwestern extension of the North-Atlantic and Labrador Sea. ^[2] Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Davis Strait. ... The Nares strait is a waterway between Canadas Ellesmere Island and Greenland which connects Baffin Bay to the Arctic Ocean. ... The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ... Labrador Sea is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean between Labrador and Greenland. ...

Wildlife

About 120,000 Beluga whales live in Baffin Bay, eating small fish and other crustaceans. They are at risk of being trapped in the ice and face other environmental concerns. ^[3] This article refers to the whale, beluga. ... Classes & Subclasses Branchiopoda Phyllopoda Sarsostraca Remipedia Cephalocarida Maxillopoda Thecostraca Tantulocarida Branchiura Pentastomida Mystacocarida Copepoda Ostracoda Myodocopa Podocopa Malacostraca Phyllocarida Hoplocarida Eumalacostraca The nauplius larva of a dendrobranchiate Porcellio scaber, the common rough woodlouse, a terrestrial crustacean Pollicipes polymerus, the gooseneck barnacle Glyphea pseudastacus, a fossil glypheoid The crustaceans (Crustacea) are...

References

Coordinates: 73°24′30″N, 68°07′52″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...