Baffin Bay

proper noun

A sea between Greenland and Nunavut.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A sea between Greenland and Nunavut.

Origin

Named after William Baffin, English explorer.

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Translations

Afrikaans Baffinbaai
  • Baffinbaaisea between Greenland and Nunavut
Arabic خَلِيج بَافِن
  • خَلِيج بَافِن (ḵalīj bāfin)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Basque Baffin badia
  • Baffin badiasea between Greenland and Nunavut
Bengali ব্যাফিন উপসাগর
  • ব্যাফিন উপসাগর (bêphin upośagor)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Bulgarian Бафиново море, море Бафин
  • Бафиново мореsea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • море Бафинsea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Бафинов залив (Bafinov zaliv)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Catalan Badia de Baffin
  • Badia de Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Chinese Mandarin 巴芬灣 /巴芬湾
  • 巴芬灣 /巴芬湾 (Bāfēnwān)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Czech Baffinovo moře, Baffinův záliv
  • Baffinovo mořesea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Baffinův zálivsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Danish Baffinbugten
  • Baffinbugtensea between Greenland and Nunavut
Dutch Baffinbaai
  • Baffinbaaisea between Greenland and Nunavut
Esperanto Bafina Golfo
  • Bafina Golfosea between Greenland and Nunavut
Estonian Baffini laht
  • Baffini lahtsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Finnish Baffininlahti
  • Baffininlahtisea between Greenland and Nunavut
French baie de Baffin, mer de Baffin
  • baie de Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • mer de Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
German Baffin Bay, Baffin-Bucht
  • Baffin Baysea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Baffin-Buchtsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Greek Κόλπος του Μπάφιν
  • Κόλπος του Μπάφιν (Kólpos tou Báfin)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Hebrew מפרץ באפין
  • מפרץ באפין (mifráts bafín)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Hindi बैफिन की खाड़ी
  • बैफिन की खाड़ी (baiphin kī khāṛī)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Hungarian Baffin-öböl
  • Baffin-öbölsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Icelandic Baffinsflói
  • Baffinsflóisea between Greenland and Nunavut
Indonesian Teluk Baffin
  • Teluk Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Irish Bá Baffin
  • Bá Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Italian baia di Baffin
  • baia di Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Japanese バフィン湾
  • バフィン湾 (bafuin-wan)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Korean 배핀만
  • 배핀만 (baepinman)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Latvian Bafina jūra, Bafina līcis
  • Bafina jūrasea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Bafina līcissea between Greenland and Nunavut
Lithuanian Bafino jūra
  • Bafino jūrasea between Greenland and Nunavut
Malay Teluk Baffin
  • Teluk Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Norwegian Bokmål Baffinbukta
  • Baffinbuktasea between Greenland and Nunavut
Persian خلیج بافین
  • خلیج بافین (xalij bâfin)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Polish Morze Baffina
  • Morze Baffinasea between Greenland and Nunavut
Portuguese Badía de Baffin
  • Badía de Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Punjabi ਬੈਫ਼ਿਨ ਖਾੜੀ
  • ਬੈਫ਼ਿਨ ਖਾੜੀ (baifin khāṛī)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Romanian Marea Baffin
  • Marea Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Russian мо́ре Ба́ффина, Ба́ффинов зали́в
  • мо́ре Ба́ффина (móre Báffina)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Ба́ффинов зали́в (Báffinov zalív)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • зали́в Ба́ффина (zalív Báffina)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Slovak Baffinovo more, Baffinov záliv
  • Baffinovo moresea between Greenland and Nunavut
  • Baffinov zálivsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Spanish bahía de Baffin
  • bahía de Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Swedish Baffinbukten
  • Baffinbuktensea between Greenland and Nunavut
Tamil பாஃபின் விரிகுடா
  • பாஃபின் விரிகுடா (pāfiṉ virikuṭā)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Thai อ่าวแบฟฟิน
  • อ่าวแบฟฟิน (àao bɛɛ-ffin)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Turkish Baffin Körfezi
  • Baffin Körfezisea between Greenland and Nunavut
Ukrainian Ба́ффіна мо́ре
  • Ба́ффіна мо́ре (Báffina móre)sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Vietnamese vịnh Baffin
  • vịnh Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Welsh Bae Baffin
  • Bae Baffinsea between Greenland and Nunavut
Cite this entry
APA

Baffin Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baffin%20Bay

MLA

“Baffin Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baffin%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baffin Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baffin%20Bay.

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