Baffin
William, 1584?–1622, an English navigator who explored arctic North America.
Historical Examples
Baffin further suggested that if there was a Passage it must now be sought by Davis Strait.
A Book of Discovery Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
The doctor wanted to know if the current existed also in Baffin’s Sea.
The English at the North Pole Jules Verne
Sailing south, but some way from land, a wide opening appeared which answered exactly to the Lancaster Sound of Baffin.
A Book of Discovery Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
Luck would have it so, or Baffin’s Bay wouldn’t have been closed.
The English at the North Pole Jules Verne
“It is here that the gulf stream meets the cold currents and ice from Baffin’s Bay,” said Kit.
Left on Labrador Charles Asbury Stephens
They crossed on sleds to Baffin Island and in homemade boats to Greenland.
Greener Than You Think Ward Moore
Notes on the mammals of south and central west Baffin Island.
American Weasels E. Raymond Hall
Exploration of the bay, to which his name has been given, by Baffin.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Various
The same day they passed an inlet, to which Baffin had given the name of Wolstenholme Sound.
Robert Kerr’s General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18 William Stevenson
The last group of natives belonging to Baffin Land are those of Iglulik.
The Central Eskimo Franz Boas
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