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davis strait

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  1. Davis Strait

    Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Atlantic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting.

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  1. Davis Strait

    Davis Strait is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis, who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Davis Strait

    strait connecting Baffin's Bay with the Atlantic, discovered by John Davis (q. v.).

Etymology and Origins

  1. Davis Strait

    After the navigator who discovered it.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of davis strait in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of davis strait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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