USA Today: Six weeks, two glaciers, seven big walls and one pink flamingo: four friends take on Baffin Island in Ocean to Asgard
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William Baffin
William Baffin was an English navigator, explorer and cartographer. He is best known for his attempt to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans, during which Baffin became the first European to discover a bay which was subsequently named in his honour.
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culture · English navigator, explorer and cartographer (1584–1622) · explorer · cartographer · writer · also William Baffin, Baffin
Born 1 January 1584 · Died 23 January 1622 · Q55807
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Quiver Quantitative: Press Release: Vicente Gonzalez Announces $850,000 for Baffin Bay Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier Improvements
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2026· 2 entries
Quiver Quantitative: Press Release: Vicente Gonzalez Announces $850,000 for Baffin Bay Boat Ramp and Fishing Pier Improvements
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1818· 1 entry
That confirmed Baffin's account in almost all particulars
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1622· 1 entry
Died 1622-01-23.
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1584· 1 entry
Born 1584-01-01.
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