What is Baffin Bay?
Q: What is Baffin Bay?
A: Baffin Bay is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean located between Baffin Island and the southwest coast of Greenland.
Q: How does Baffin Bay connect to the Atlantic Ocean?
A: Baffin Bay connects to the Atlantic Ocean by Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea.
Q: What connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean?
A: A narrower strait called Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean.
Q: Who were the first people to live in the Baffin Bay area?
A: The Dorset people were the first people to live in the Baffin Bay area, around 500 BC, followed by the Thule and Inuit people.
Q: When did Europeans first reach Baffin Bay?
A: Europeans reached Baffin Bay in 1585.
Q: Who is Baffin Bay named after?
A: Baffin Bay and Baffin Island are named after William Baffin, who described the bay in detail in 1616.
Q: Why is it difficult to travel on Baffin Bay most of the year?
A: It is difficult to travel on Baffin Bay most of the year because of the ice cover and large amount of floating ice and icebergs in the open areas.
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