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Baffin

American  
[baf-in] / ˈbæf ɪn /

noun

  1. William, 1584?–1622, an English navigator who explored Arctic North America.


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The material was found in deep-sea cores recovered from Baffin Bay, off Greenland's western coast.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

The solo trek across Baffin Island - Canada's largest island - took Ms Hempleman-Adams from Qikiqtarjuaq to Pangnirtung, through Auyuittuq National Park.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

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

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution geochemist Forrest Horton discovered helium isotope ratios in olivine samples from the Baffin lava fields that had up to 50 times the concentrations found in atmospheric levels.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

I remembered that Black Star's father was brought to our village by a trapper from Baffin Bay and mated to a Siberian husky.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell