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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%86" title="خليج بافن – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="خليج بافن" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badea_de_Baffin" title="Badea de Baffin – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Badea de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_d%C9%99nizi" title="Baffin dənizi – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Baffin dənizi" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="باففین کؤرفزی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="باففین کؤرفزی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celuk_Baffin" title="Celuk Baffin – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Celuk Baffin" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0" title="ব্যাফিন উপসাগর – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ব্যাফিন উপসাগর" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Oan" title="Baffin Oan – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Baffin Oan" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D2%A3%D0%B3%D0%B5%D2%99%D0%B5" title="Баффин диңгеҙе – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Баффин диңгеҙе" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Мора Бафіна – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мора Бафіна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Мора Бафіна – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Мора Бафіна" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5" title="Бафиново море – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бафиново море" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinov_zaliv" title="Baffinov zaliv – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Baffinov zaliv" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Baffin" title="Bae Baffin – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Bae Baffin" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badia_de_Baffin" title="Badia de Baffin – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Badia de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%C4%95%D1%81%C4%95" title="Баффин тинĕсĕ – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Баффин тинĕсĕ" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay_(luuk_sa_Kanada)" title="Baffin Bay (luuk sa Kanada) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Baffin Bay (luuk sa Kanada)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinovo_mo%C5%99e" title="Baffinovo moře – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Baffinovo moře" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bae_Baffin" title="Bae Baffin – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bae Baffin" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbugten" title="Baffinbugten – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Baffinbugten" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Baffin Bay" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffini_laht" title="Baffini laht – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Baffini laht" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BB%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AC%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BD" title="Κόλπος του Μπάφιν – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κόλπος του Μπάφιν" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%ADa_de_Baffin" title="Bahía de Baffin – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Bahía de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bafina_Golfo" title="Bafina Golfo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Bafina Golfo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_badia" title="Baffin badia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Baffin badia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86" title="خلیج بافین – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خلیج بافین" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hif mw-list-item"><a href="https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_ke_khaarri" title="Baffin ke khaarri – Fiji Hindi" lang="hif" hreflang="hif" data-title="Baffin ke khaarri" data-language-autonym="Fiji Hindi" data-language-local-name="Fiji Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Fiji Hindi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie_de_Baffin" title="Baie de Baffin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Baie de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbaai" title="Baffinbaai – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Baffinbaai" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C3%ADa_de_Baffin" title="Baía de Baffin – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Baía de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%B0%ED%95%80%EB%A7%8C" title="배핀만 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="배핀만" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A1%D6%86%D6%86%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%AB_%D5%AE%D5%B8%D5%BE" title="Բաֆֆինի ծով – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բաֆֆինի ծով" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80" title="बैफीन की खाड़ी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बैफीन की खाड़ी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinov_zaljev" title="Baffinov zaljev – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Baffinov zaljev" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luek_Baffin" title="Luek Baffin – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Luek Baffin" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Baffin" title="Teluk Baffin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Teluk Baffin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinsfl%C3%B3i" title="Baffinsflói – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Baffinsflói" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baia_di_Baffin" title="Baia di Baffin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Baia di Baffin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A5_%D7%91%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9F" title="מפרץ באפין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מפרץ באפין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%96%E1%83%A6%E1%83%95%E1%83%90" title="ბაფინის ზღვა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ბაფინის ზღვა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D1%82%D0%B5%D2%A3%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%96" title="Баффин теңізі – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Баффин теңізі" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hori_ya_Baffin" title="Hori ya Baffin – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Hori ya Baffin" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendava_Baffin" title="Kendava Baffin – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kendava Baffin" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D2%A3%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8" title="Баффин деңизи – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Баффин деңизи" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_Baffin" title="Sinus Baffin – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Sinus Baffin" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bafina_j%C5%ABra" title="Bafina jūra – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Bafina jūra" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bafino_j%C5%ABra" title="Bafino jūra – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Bafino jūra" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinb%C3%B3ch" title="Baffinbóch – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Baffinbóch" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin-%C3%B6b%C3%B6l" title="Baffin-öböl – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Baffin-öböl" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Бафинов Залив – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Бафинов Залив" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AB%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%89%E0%B5%BE%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BD" title="ബാഫിൻ ഉൾക്കടൽ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ബാഫിൻ ഉൾക്കടൽ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B0" title="बॅफिनचा उपसागर – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बॅफिनचा उपसागर" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%98%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%96%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A6%E1%83%90" title="ბაფინიშ ზუღა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="ბაფინიშ ზუღა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7" title="بافین دریامونا – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بافین دریامونا" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teluk_Baffin" title="Teluk Baffin – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Teluk Baffin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%81" title="Баффины тэнгис – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Баффины тэнгис" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbaai" title="Baffinbaai – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Baffinbaai" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E6%B9%BE" title="バフィン湾 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="バフィン湾" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%85%D3%80%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4" title="Баффинан хӀорд – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Баффинан хӀорд" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Baffin Bay" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbukta" title="Baffinbukta – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Baffinbukta" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbukta" title="Baffinbukta – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Baffinbukta" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_de_Baffin" title="Mar de Baffin – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Mar de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_dengizi" title="Baffin dengizi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Baffin dengizi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%A8_%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BE%E0%A9%9C%E0%A9%80" title="ਬੈਫ਼ਿਨ ਖਾੜੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬੈਫ਼ਿਨ ਖਾੜੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%81%D9%86" title="خلیج بیفن – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="خلیج بیفن" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Baffin Bay" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morze_Baffina" title="Morze Baffina – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Morze Baffina" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ba%C3%ADa_de_Baffin" title="Baía de Baffin – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Baía de Baffin" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marea_Baffin" title="Marea Baffin – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Marea Baffin" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Море Баффина – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Море Баффина" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Baffin Bay" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinovo_more" title="Baffinovo more – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Baffinovo more" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinov_zaliv" title="Baffinov zaliv – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Baffinov zaliv" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B2" title="Бафинов залив – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Бафинов залив" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bafinov_zaliv" title="Bafinov zaliv – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Bafinov zaliv" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffininlahti" title="Baffininlahti – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Baffininlahti" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffinbukten" title="Baffinbukten – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Baffinbukten" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%83%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BE" title="பாஃபின் விரிகுடா – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="பாஃபின் விரிகுடா" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B8%D2%A3%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B5" title="Баффин диңгезе – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Баффин диңгезе" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%99" title="อ่าวแบฟฟิน – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="อ่าวแบฟฟิน" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Баффин – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Баффин" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_K%C3%B6rfezi" title="Baffin Körfezi – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Baffin Körfezi" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%84%D1%84%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Море Баффіна – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Море Баффіна" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86" title="خلیج بافین – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="خلیج بافین" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E1%BB%8Bnh_Baffin" title="Vịnh Baffin – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Vịnh Baffin" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_han_Baffin" title="Bahia han Baffin – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Bahia han Baffin" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B4%E8%8A%AC%E6%B9%BE" title="巴芬湾 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="巴芬湾" data-language-autonym="吴语" data-language-local-name="Wu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>吴语</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-yo mw-list-item"><a href="https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Bay" title="Baffin Bay – Yoruba" lang="yo" hreflang="yo" data-title="Baffin Bay" data-language-autonym="Yorùbá" 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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Marginal sea between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the Arctic bay. 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font-size: 125%;">Baffin Bay</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="line-height: 1.2; border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:256px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:256px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:256px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Baffin Bay is located in Greenland"><img alt="Baffin Bay is located in Greenland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg/330px-Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="256" height="362" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg/500px-Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg/960px-Greenland_edcp_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="1669" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.576%;left:14.347%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Baffin Bay"><img alt="Baffin Bay" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Baffin Bay</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="line-height: 1.2; border-bottom: 1px solid #cedeff;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baffin_Bay,_Canada.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg/256px-Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="256" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg/384px-Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg/512px-Baffin_Bay%2C_Canada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1084" data-file-height="920" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="adr"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data region">Canada / Greenland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Geographical coordinates">Coordinates</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=74_N_68_W_type:waterbody_scale:10000000&title=Baffin+Bay"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">74°N</span> <span class="longitude">68°W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">74°N 68°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">74; -68</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Baffin Bay</span>)</span></span></span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span title="Primary outflows: oceans, seas, straights">Ocean/sea sources</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">Basin</a> countries</th><td class="infobox-data">Canada and Greenland</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. length</th><td class="infobox-data">1,450 km (900 mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. width</th><td class="infobox-data">110–650 km (68–404 mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface area</th><td class="infobox-data">689,000 km<sup>2</sup> (266,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Average depth</th><td class="infobox-data">861 m (2,825 ft)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Max. depth</th><td class="infobox-data">2,136 m (7,008 ft)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Water volume</th><td class="infobox-data">593,000 km<sup>3</sup> (142,000 cu mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-bottom: #cedeff 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">References</th><td class="infobox-data note"><sup id="cite_ref-bse_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bse-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Baffin Bay</b> (<a href="/wiki/Inuktitut" title="Inuktitut">Inuktitut</a>: <i>Saknirutiak Imanga</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Greenlandic_language" title="Greenlandic language">Greenlandic</a>: <i lang="kl">Avannaata Imaa</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Baie de Baffin</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Danish_language" title="Danish language">Danish</a>: <i lang="da">Baffinsbugten</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> located between <a href="/wiki/Baffin_Island" title="Baffin Island">Baffin Island</a> and the west coast of <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a>, is defined by the <a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Marginal_sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Marginal sea">marginal sea</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IHO_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHO-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: Art.23">: Art.23 </span></sup> It is sometimes considered a sea of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">North Atlantic Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bse_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bse-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Reddy2001_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reddy2001-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is connected to the Atlantic via <a href="/wiki/Davis_Strait" title="Davis Strait">Davis Strait</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Labrador_Sea" title="Labrador Sea">Labrador Sea</a>. The narrower <a href="/wiki/Nares_Strait" title="Nares Strait">Nares Strait</a> connects Baffin Bay with the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Ocean" title="Arctic Ocean">Arctic Ocean</a>. The bay is not navigable most of the year because of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_ice_pack" title="Arctic ice pack">ice cover</a> and high density of <a href="/wiki/Sea_ice" title="Sea ice">floating ice</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iceberg" title="Iceberg">icebergs</a> in the open areas. However, a <a href="/wiki/Polynya" title="Polynya">polynya</a> of about 80,000 km<sup>2</sup> (31,000 sq mi), known as the <a href="/wiki/North_Water_Polynya" title="North Water Polynya">North Water</a>, opens in summer on the north near <a href="/wiki/Smith_Sound" title="Smith Sound">Smith Sound</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most of the aquatic life of the bay is concentrated near that region. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Extent">Extent</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Extent"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Hydrographic_Organization" title="International Hydrographic Organization">International Hydrographic Organization</a> defines the limits of Baffin Bay as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-IHO_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IHO-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><i>On the North.</i> A line from <a href="/wiki/Cape_Sheridan" title="Cape Sheridan">Cape Sheridan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grant_Land" title="Grant Land">Grant Land</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=82_35_N_60_45_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">82°35′N</span> <span class="longitude">60°45′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">82.583°N 60.750°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">82.583; -60.750</span></span></span></a></span></span>) to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bryant" title="Cape Bryant">Cape Bryant</a>, Greenland. </p><p><i>On the East.</i> The West Coast of Greenland. </p><p><i>On the South.</i> The parallel of <a href="/wiki/70th_parallel_north" title="70th parallel north">70° North</a> between Greenland and Baffin Land. </p> <p><i>On the West.</i> The Eastern limits of the North-West Passages [The East Coast of <a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Island" title="Ellesmere Island">Ellesmere Island</a> between C. Sheridan and Cape Norton Shaw (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=76_29_N_78_30_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">76°29′N</span> <span class="longitude">78°30′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">76.483°N 78.500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">76.483; -78.500</span></span></span></a></span></span>), thence across to Phillips Point (<a href="/wiki/Coburg_Island" title="Coburg Island">Coburg Island</a>) through this Island to Marina Peninsula (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=75_55_N_79_10_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">75°55′N</span> <span class="longitude">79°10′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">75.917°N 79.167°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">75.917; -79.167</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and across to Cape Fitz Roy (<a href="/wiki/Devon_Island" title="Devon Island">Devon Island</a>) down the East Coast to Cape Sherard (Cape Osborn) (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=74_35_N_80_30_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">74°35′N</span> <span class="longitude">80°30′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">74.583°N 80.500°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">74.583; -80.500</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and across to Cape Liverpool, <a href="/wiki/Bylot_Island" title="Bylot Island">Bylot Island</a> (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=73_44_N_77_50_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">73°44′N</span> <span class="longitude">77°50′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">73.733°N 77.833°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">73.733; -77.833</span></span></span></a></span></span>); down the East coast of this island to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Graham_Moore" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Graham Moore">Cape Graham Moore</a>, its southeastern point, and thence across to Cape Macculloch (<span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818" /><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Baffin_Bay&params=72_29_N_75_08_W_type:waterbody"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">72°29′N</span> <span class="longitude">75°08′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">72.483°N 75.133°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">72.483; -75.133</span></span></span></a></span></span>) and down the East coast of Baffin Island to East Bluff, its Southeastern extremity, and thence the Eastern limit of <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Strait" title="Hudson Strait">Hudson Strait</a>].</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>International Hydrographic Organization, <i>Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition</i></cite></div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dorset,_Norse,_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg/250px-Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg/330px-Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg/500px-Dorset%2C_Norse%2C_and_Thule_cultures_900-1500.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="525" /></a><figcaption>Dorset, Norse, and Thule cultures 900-1500</figcaption></figure> <p>The area of the bay has been inhabited since <span title="circa">c.</span><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 500</span> BC. Around AD 1200, the initial <a href="/wiki/Dorset_culture" title="Dorset culture">Dorset</a> settlers were replaced by the <a href="/wiki/Thule_people" title="Thule people">Thule</a> (the later <a href="/wiki/Inuit" title="Inuit">Inuit</a>) peoples. Recent excavations also suggest that the <a href="/wiki/Norse_colonization_of_the_Americas" class="mw-redirect" title="Norse colonization of the Americas">Norse colonization of the Americas</a> reached the shores of Baffin Bay sometime between the 10th and 15th centuries. The <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_England" title="Kingdom of England">English</a> explorer <a href="/wiki/John_Davis_(English_explorer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Davis (English explorer)">John Davis</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Age_of_Discovery" title="Age of Discovery">first recorded European</a> to enter the bay, arriving in 1585.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1612, a group of English merchants formed the "Company of Merchants of <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, Discoverers of the <a href="/wiki/North-West_Passage" class="mw-redirect" title="North-West Passage">North-West Passage</a>". Their governor <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Smythe" title="Thomas Smythe">Thomas Smythe</a> organized five expeditions to explore the northern coasts of Canada in search of a maritime passage to the <a href="/wiki/Far_East" title="Far East">Far East</a>. <a href="/wiki/Henry_Hudson" title="Henry Hudson">Henry Hudson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Button" title="Thomas Button">Thomas Button</a> explored <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Bay" title="Hudson Bay">Hudson Bay</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Gibbons_(explorer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Gibbons (explorer) (page does not exist)">William Gibbons</a> <a href="/wiki/Labrador,_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Labrador, Canada">Labrador</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Bylot" title="Robert Bylot">Robert Bylot</a> <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Strait" title="Hudson Strait">Hudson Strait</a> and the area which became known as Baffin's Bay after his pilot <a href="/wiki/William_Baffin" title="William Baffin">William Baffin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMarkham1881_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMarkham1881-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aboard <a href="/wiki/Discovery_(1602_ship)" title="Discovery (1602 ship)"><i>Discovery</i></a>, Baffin charted the area and named <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Sound" title="Lancaster Sound">Lancaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smith_Sound" title="Smith Sound">Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jones_Sound" title="Jones Sound">Jones Sounds</a> after members of his company.<sup id="cite_ref-billbaff_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billbaff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the completion of his 1616 voyage, Baffin held out no hope of an ice-free passage and the area remained unexplored for another two centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-billbaff_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billbaff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Disc_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Disc-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over time, his account came to be doubted until it was confirmed by <a href="/wiki/John_Ross_(Arctic_explorer)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ross (Arctic explorer)">John Ross</a>'s 1818 voyage.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More advanced scientific studies followed in 1928, in the 1930s and after World War II by Danish, American and Canadian expeditions.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently, there are a few Inuit <a href="/wiki/Hamlet_(place)" title="Hamlet (place)">settlements</a> on the Canadian coast of the bay, including <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Bay" title="Arctic Bay">Arctic Bay</a> (population 690), <a href="/wiki/Pond_Inlet" title="Pond Inlet">Pond Inlet</a> (1,315) and <a href="/wiki/Clyde_River,_Nunavut" title="Clyde River, Nunavut">Clyde River</a> (820). Those settlements are accessed and supplied by air and annual <a href="/wiki/Sealift" title="Sealift">sealifts</a>. In 1975, a town was built at <a href="/wiki/Nanisivik" title="Nanisivik">Nanisivik</a> to support lead and zinc production at the <a href="/wiki/Nanisivik_Mine" title="Nanisivik Mine">Nanisivik Mine</a>—the first Canadian mine in the Arctic. The mine was closed in 2002 due to declining resources and metal prices. Whereas the town still has a functional seaport and an airport, as of the <a href="/wiki/2006_Canadian_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 Canadian Census">2006 census</a>, it has an official population of zero.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Baffin Bay was the <a href="/wiki/Epicenter" title="Epicenter">epicenter</a> of a 7.3 <a href="/wiki/Richter_magnitude_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Richter magnitude scale">magnitude</a> <a href="/wiki/1933_Baffin_Bay_earthquake" title="1933 Baffin Bay earthquake">earthquake in 1933</a>. This is the largest known earthquake north of the <a href="/wiki/Arctic_Circle" title="Arctic Circle">Arctic Circle</a>. It caused no damage because of its offshore location and the small number of the nearby onshore communities. The northwestern part of the bay remains one of the most seismically active regions in eastern Canada. Five earthquakes of magnitude 6 have occurred here since 1933. The latest strong earthquake occurred on 15 April 2010 and had the magnitude of 5.1.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lincoln_Sea_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lincoln_Sea_map.png/250px-Lincoln_Sea_map.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lincoln_Sea_map.png/330px-Lincoln_Sea_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lincoln_Sea_map.png/500px-Lincoln_Sea_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="913" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Robeson_Channel" title="Robeson Channel">Robeson Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hall_Basin" title="Hall Basin">Hall Basin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Channel" title="Kennedy Channel">Kennedy Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_Basin" title="Kane Basin">Kane Basin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nares_Strait" title="Nares Strait">Nares Strait</a> are all north of the northern limit of Baffin Bay between <a href="/wiki/Cape_Sheridan" title="Cape Sheridan">Cape Sheridan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Bryant" title="Cape Bryant">Cape Bryant</a> (unmarked).</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_geology">Geography and geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography and geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Jakobshavn_Glacier" title="Jakobshavn Glacier">Jakobshavn Glacier</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg/220px-LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg/330px-LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg/440px-LabradorCurrentus-coastguard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="555" /></a><figcaption>Major North Atlantic currents.</figcaption></figure> <p>Baffin Bay is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by the Baffin Island in the west, Greenland in the east, and <a href="/wiki/Ellesmere_Island" title="Ellesmere Island">Ellesmere Island</a> in the north. It connects to the Atlantic through the 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. It can also be viewed as a long <a href="/wiki/Strait" title="Strait">strait</a> separating Baffin Island and Greenland.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTE''EB''1911_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTE''EB''1911-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The bay is less than 1,000 m (3,300 ft) deep near the coast, where the sea bottom is covered with gravel, crushed stone and sand. In the centre, there is a deep pit called the <a href="/wiki/Baffin_Basin" title="Baffin Basin">Baffin Basin</a>, reaching 2,136 m (7,008 ft) (see <a href="/wiki/File:IBCAO_betamap.jpg" title="File:IBCAO betamap.jpg">depth map</a>), which is mostly covered in <a href="/wiki/Silt" title="Silt">silt</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ocean_current" title="Ocean current">Currents</a> form a <a href="/wiki/Cyclonic_rotation" title="Cyclonic rotation">cyclonic circulation</a>. On the eastern periphery, in summer, the <a href="/wiki/West_Greenland_Current" title="West Greenland Current">West Greenland Current</a> transports water from the Atlantic Ocean to the North. In its western part, the <a href="/wiki/Baffin_Island_Current" title="Baffin Island Current">Baffin Island Current</a> brings the Arctic waters to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-bse_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bse-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate,_hydrology_and_hydrochemistry"><span id="Climate.2C_hydrology_and_hydrochemistry"></span>Climate, hydrology and hydrochemistry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate, hydrology and hydrochemistry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg/220px-Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg/330px-Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg/440px-Iceberg_at_Baffin_Bay.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>An iceberg at the edge of the Baffin Bay's sea ice.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Climate_of_the_Arctic" title="Climate of the Arctic">climate is Arctic</a> with frequent storms, especially in winter. Average January temperatures are −20 °C (−4 °F) in the south and −28 °C (−18 °F) in the north. In July, the average temperature is 7 °C (45 °F). The annual precipitation is 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in) on the Greenland side and about twice as much near Baffin Island.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The water temperature at the surface is below −1 °C (30 °F) in winter. In summer, it varies from 4–5 °C (39–41 °F) in the south-east to 0 °C (32 °F) and below at north-west. The salinity exceeds 34‰ (parts per thousand) in winter. In summer, it is 32‰ on the east and 30–31‰ on the west. Deep waters are formed as a result of mixing of Arctic and Atlantic waters; their temperature is about −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) and salinity is 34.5 ‰. In winter, 80% of the bay is covered with continuous ice, floating ice and <a href="/wiki/Fast_ice" title="Fast ice">fast ice</a>. In some winters, the continuous ice stretches from shore to shore. The ice is most abundant in March and least in August–September. In summer, <a href="/wiki/Drift_ice" title="Drift ice">drifting ice</a> remains in the central and western parts of the bay. Numerous icebergs are formed in this period and are brought, together with ice, to the Atlantic Ocean near <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_(island)" title="Newfoundland (island)">Newfoundland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bse_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bse-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b1_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tide" title="Tide">tides</a> are <a href="/wiki/Diurnal_cycle" title="Diurnal cycle">semidiurnal</a>, with an average height of 4 m (13 ft) and the maximum of 9 m (30 ft). Their speed varies between 1 and 3.7 km/h (0.62 and 2.30 mph) hour and the direction by as much as 180°. This variability results in the collision and crushing of fresh, old, and pack ice.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winds are predominantly north-western through the whole year. South-eastern and eastern winds are common in July and August.<sup id="cite_ref-bse_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bse-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b1_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="North_Water">North Water</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: North Water"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/North_Water_Polynya" title="North Water Polynya">North Water Polynya</a></div> <p>Between May and July (sometimes April), a significant portion of navigable open water (<a href="/wiki/Polynya" title="Polynya">polynya</a>) forms at the extreme north of the bay, presumably due to the relatively warm Greenland Current.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With an area of about 80,000 km<sup>2</sup> (31,000 sq mi) in summer, it is the largest polynya of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Canada" title="Northern Canada">Canadian Arctic</a> and covers the Smith Sound between the Ellesmere Island and Greenland. This polynya has a stable position and existed for at least 9,000 years. It was first described in 1616 by William Baffin and was named North Water by whalers of the 18–19th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-b1_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b1-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg/220px-Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg/330px-Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg/440px-Fog_over_Baffin_Bay_IMG_9533.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Fog over Baffin Bay</figcaption></figure> <p>The North Water provides air to <a href="/wiki/Ice_algae" title="Ice algae">ice algae</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zooplankton" title="Zooplankton">zooplankton</a> and is characterized by abundant fauna. Of about 20,000 <a href="/wiki/Beluga_whale" title="Beluga whale">beluga whales</a> living in the Baffin Bay, some 15,000 are concentrated at the North Water.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other abundant animals of the region include <a href="/wiki/Walrus" title="Walrus">walrus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Narwhal" title="Narwhal">narwhal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harp_seal" title="Harp seal">harp seal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bearded_seal" title="Bearded seal">bearded seal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ringed_seal" title="Ringed seal">ringed seal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bowhead_whale" title="Bowhead whale">bowhead whale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rorqual" title="Rorqual">rorquals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polar_bear" title="Polar bear">polar bear</a>. All <a href="/wiki/Marine_mammal" title="Marine mammal">aquatic mammals</a> crucially depend on the availability of open water; they have very limited ability to maintain breathing holes in ice and are all vulnerable to attacks by the polar bear when breathing at the holes. The seals and walrus occupy areas of fast ice, which is essential for giving birth and raising the pups. Bearded seals feed near the bottom of the bay and therefore are restricted to the shallow waters. Ringed seal is the most common meal of the polar bear. It is also an occasional prey of the walrus and <a href="/wiki/Arctic_fox" title="Arctic fox">Arctic fox</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most large animals of the bay are being traditionally hunted, but the hunting has been restricted in the 20th century in order to preserve the wildlife population. For example, the quota for polar bears in the bay area is 105 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are about 400 plant and tree species on the bay shores, including <a href="/wiki/Betula_nana" title="Betula nana">birch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salix_arctica" title="Salix arctica">willow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alnus_viridis" class="mw-redirect" title="Alnus viridis">alder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Halophyte" title="Halophyte">plants adapted to salty soils</a>, as well as <a href="/wiki/Leymus_arenarius" title="Leymus arenarius">lyme grass</a>, mosses, and lichens. These serve as food for <a href="/wiki/Reindeer" title="Reindeer">caribou</a> and rodents, such as <a href="/wiki/Lemming" title="Lemming">lemming</a>. Resident fish species include <a href="/wiki/Polar_cod" class="mw-redirect" title="Polar cod">polar cod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arctic_flounder" title="Arctic flounder">Arctic flounder</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pleuronectidae" title="Pleuronectidae">Pleuronectidae</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liopsetta" title="Liopsetta">Liopsetta</a>), four-horned <a href="/wiki/Sculpin" title="Sculpin">sculpin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Capelin" title="Capelin">capelin</a>, whereas <a href="/wiki/Cod" title="Cod">cod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Haddock" title="Haddock">haddock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Herring" title="Herring">herring</a>, <a href="/wiki/Halibut" title="Halibut">halibut</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rattail" class="mw-redirect" title="Rattail">rattail</a> <a href="/wiki/Fish_migration" title="Fish migration">migrate</a> from the Atlantic. The birds are represented by the <a href="/wiki/Little_auk" title="Little auk">little auk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snowy_owl" title="Snowy owl">snowy owl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willow_ptarmigan" title="Willow ptarmigan">willow ptarmigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_ptarmigan" title="Rock ptarmigan">rock ptarmigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyrfalcon" title="Gyrfalcon">gyrfalcon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arctic_redpoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Arctic redpoll">Arctic redpoll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guillemot" title="Guillemot">guillemots</a>. Most of them migrate to the south during the winter.<sup id="cite_ref-brit_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Oil_and_gas">Oil and gas</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baffin_Bay&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Oil and gas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_exploration_in_the_Arctic" title="Petroleum exploration in the Arctic">Petroleum exploration in the Arctic</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/US_Geological_Survey" class="mw-redirect" title="US Geological Survey">US Geological Survey</a> has estimated that at least 13% of the world's undiscovered oil deposits and 30% of the world's undiscovered gas pockets are located in the Arctic, with the seas around Greenland potentially holding large amounts of <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a> and lesser amounts of <a href="/wiki/Crude_oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Crude oil">crude oil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas_liquids" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural gas liquids">natural-gas liquids</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Greenland" class="mw-redirect" title="Parliament of Greenland">Greenland authorities</a> have offered a large number of off-shore concessions for potential <a href="/wiki/Hydrocarbon" title="Hydrocarbon">hydrocarbon</a> (oil and gas) extraction. The largest concession-areas are located in seas west of Greenland; primarily in Baffin Bay and the <a href="/wiki/Davis_Strait" title="Davis Strait">Davis Strait</a>, but with several smaller concessions in the <a href="/wiki/Greenland_Sea" title="Greenland Sea">Greenland Sea</a> in the east also.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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