Baffin Bay

E14173

bay marginal sea

Baffin Bay is a marginal sea between Greenland and Canada, known for its Arctic climate, extensive sea ice, and role as a key passage between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → marginal sea →
averageDepth	about 1000 metres →
borders	Baffin Island → Devon Island → Ellesmere Island → Melville Bay →
connectedTo	Arctic Ocean → Atlantic Ocean → Davis Strait → Lancaster Sound → Nares Strait →
countryBorder	Canada → Greenland →
freezesOver	most of the year →
hasCharacteristic	extensive sea ice → icebergs → polynyas → seasonal pack ice →
hasClimate	Arctic climate →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → hydrocarbon exploration → shipping →
hasInflow	Arctic Ocean waters → glacial meltwater →
hasMarineLife	beluga whale → bowhead whale → narwhal → polar bear → ringed seal → walrus →
hasOutflow	Davis Strait → Labrador Sea →
hasSeaIceType	first-year sea ice → multi-year sea ice →
isPartOf	Northwest Passage system →
locatedBetween	Canada → Greenland →
locatedIn	Arctic Ocean →
locatedInHemisphere	Northern Hemisphere →
locatedInRegion	Arctic → North America →
maximumDepth	about 2440 metres →
namedAfter	William Baffin →
nameLanguage	English →
partOf	North Atlantic Ocean basin →
salinity	lower than open Atlantic Ocean →
surfaceArea	about 689000 square kilometres →
waterType	saltwater →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Davis Strait → Lancaster Sound →	connectsTo
Davis Strait →	adjacentTo
Arctic Archipelago →	borderedBy
Baffin Island →	coastlineOn
Labrador Sea →	connectedTo
Arctic drainage basin →	drainsInto
Lancaster Sound →	easternBoundary
William Baffin →	exploredRegion
Arctic Ocean →	hasPart
Northwest Passage →	hasStartPoint
Davis Strait →	locatedBetween
Devon Island →	locatedWestOf
William Baffin →	nameGivenTo
Labrador Current →	originatesNear
Melville Bay →	partOf
Baffin Island →	separatedFromGreenlandBy