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.

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William Baffin canonical 3
John Davis the Navigator 1

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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

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Northwest Passage exploredBy William Baffin
Baffin Bay namedAfter William Baffin
Baffin Island namedAfter William Baffin
John Davis alternateName William Baffin
this entity surface form: John Davis the Navigator