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Baffin Island Current (or Baffin Current) is an ocean current running south down the western side of Baffin Bay in the Arctic Ocean, along Baffin Island. Its sources are the West Greenland Current and outflow from the Arctic Ocean. Its speed is approximately 17 km per day. Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Baffin Bay. ... Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ... The West Greenland Current is a weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ...


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Baffin Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (183 words)
Baffin Island (Inuktitut: Qikiqtaaluk ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ) is one of the Arctic Islands in the north of Canada in the territory of Nunavut.
It is the largest island in Canada and is the 5th largest island in the world, with an area of 195,928 sq mi (507,451 km²).
On the West and North, Foxe Basin, the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound separate Baffin Island from the rest of the archipelago.
Baffin Island Expedition to Clyde River (5077 words)
The Baffin Region, with a population 9,850 people, is made up of the largest single group of islands in the world.
Baffin Island is the 5th largest island in the world and is twice the size of the United Kingdom.
This was John's fifth trip to the arctic and the first visit to the northeast coast of Baffin Island.
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