William Baffin
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William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Baffin canonical | 3 |
| John Davis the Navigator | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | artillery wound ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Robert Bylot ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1584 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1622 ⓘ |
| employer |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
Muscovy Company ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| exploredRegion |
Baffin Bay
ⓘ
Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Davis Strait ⓘ Hudson Strait ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
exploration ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Arctic exploration
ⓘ
accurate mapping of Arctic regions ⓘ discovery of Baffin Bay for Europeans ⓘ exploration of Canadian Arctic ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
Arctic charts used for centuries after his death
ⓘ
considered one of the most accomplished early Arctic navigators ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| nameGivenTo |
Baffin Bay
ⓘ
Baffin Island ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| navigationalAchievement |
advanced use of lunar distances
ⓘ
precise astronomical observations for longitude ⓘ |
| notableExpedition |
1615 Arctic voyage with Robert Bylot
ⓘ
1616 voyage to Baffin Bay ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| participatedIn | siege of Hormuz ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Persian Gulf
ⓘ
Qeshm Island ⓘ |
| soughtPassage | Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| wroteWork | narratives of Arctic voyages ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Davis the Navigator