- Baffin Island
- geographical name island NE Canada N of Hudson Strait; largest in Arctic Archipelago area 183,810 square miles (477,906 square kilometers)
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Baffin Island
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Baffin Island — [ bæfɪn aɪlənd], Baffinland [ bæfɪn ], größte Insel des Kanadisch Arktischen Archipels und fünftgrößte Insel der Erde, verwaltungsmäßig Teil der Northwest Territories Kanadas, 507 451 km2, rd. 4 000 Einwohner; durch Davisstraße und Baffinmeer… … Universal-Lexikon
Baffin Island — er verdens femtestørste ø. Øen har et areal på 476.088 km2, og beliggende i Ishavet. Baffin Island er en del af Nordvestterritoriet i Canada … Danske encyklopædi
Baffin Island — island off the NE coast of Canada, north of Hudson Strait: part of Baffin region of Nunavut: c. 195,928 sq mi (507,452 sq km) … English World dictionary
Baffin Island — Infobox Islands name = Baffin Island Île de Baffin image caption = image size = locator map custom = no native name = ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ( Qikiqtaaluk ) native name link = Inuktikut nickname = location = Northern Canada coordinates =… … Wikipedia
Baffin Island — a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and N Canada. ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long; 190,000 sq. mi. (492,000 sq. km). Also called Baffin Land. * * * Largest island in Canada and fifth largest island in the world (183,810 sq mi… … Universalium
Baffin Island — Position der Baffininsel innerhalb des kanadischen Territoriums Nunavut Satellitenbild der Baffininsel Die Baffininsel (engl. Baffin … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baffin Island — Sp Bãfino salà Ap Baffin Island angliškai Sp Bãfino Žẽmė Ap Terre de Baffin prancūziškai L Arkties vand., Kanada (Nunavutas) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
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 km to… … Wikipedia
Baffin Island Current — also called Baffin Current, surface oceanic current, a southward moving water outflow along the west side of Baffin Bay, Canada. The Baffin Island Current, flowing at a rate of about 11 miles (17 km) per day, is a combination of West… … Universalium
Baffin Island — /bæfən ˈaɪlənd/ (say bafuhn uyluhnd) noun a large Canadian island between Greenland and Hudson Bay. 476 100 km2; about 1530 km long. {named after William Baffin} …
Baffin Island — noun the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay (Freq. 1) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑island • Part Holonyms: ↑Arctic Ocean, ↑Canada … Useful english dictionary
