Definitions for baffin island
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Baf′fin Is′land(n.)
a Canadian island in the Arctic Ocean, between Greenland and N Canada. ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long; 190,000 sq. mi. (492,000 sq. km). Also called Baf′fin Land`.
Category: Geography (places)
Princeton's WordNet
Baffin Island(noun)
the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay
Wiktionary
Baffin Island(ProperNoun)
An island in Nunavut, Canada, north of the Canadian mainland.
Origin: Named after William Baffin, English explorer
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