Distinguish BaffinBay Texas Infobox ocean name center BaffinBay center image lake caption lake image bathymetry BaffinBay, Canada.svg caption bathymetry location coords Coord 73 N 67 W name BaffinBay ... D0 AD D0 91 D0 B0 D1 84 D1 84 D0 B8 D0 BD D0 B0 20 D0 BC D0 BE D1 80 D0 B5 BaffinBay , Great Soviet Encyclopedia in Russian ref ref name brit http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 48689 BaffinBayBaffinBay , Encyclop dia Britannica on line ref BaffinBay Inuktitut Saknirutiak Imanga , ref http ... connects BaffinBay with the Arctic Ocean . The bay area was inhabited from around 500 BC by the Dorset ... and described in detail in 1616 by William Baffin , after whom the bay and the island are named. The bay ... BaffinBay ref Most of the aquatic life of the bay is concentrated near that region. File Artic ... , he reached and explored the BaffinBay in 1616. He also proved that no Northwest Passage was in the Hudson Bay area. ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 48682 William Baffin William Baffin ... 01&B1 All&Custom Statistics Canada ref BaffinBay was the epicenter of a 7.3 richter magnitude scale magnitude 1933 BaffinBay earthquake earthquake in 1933 . This is the largest known ... Canada The 1933 BaffinBay earthquake ref Image Lincoln Sea map.png left thumb 300px Robeson ... limit of BaffinBay between Cape Sheridan and Cape Bryant unmarked . Extent The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of BaffinBay as follows ref Cite web url http www.iho ohi.net ... thumb left 300px Major North Atlantic currents. BaffinBay is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean bounded ... BaffinBay and Baffin Land ref The bay is less than convert 1000 m abbr on deep near the coast ... at the edge of the BaffinBay s sea ice. The Climate of the Arctic climate is Arctic with frequent ... in northernmost BaffinBay during the Holocene palynological evidence year 2001 last1 Levac first1 ... volume 16 pages 353 issue 4 ref Wildlife File Fof over Bay IMG 9533.JPG thumb Fog over Baffin ... more details
Earthquake title 1933 BaffinBay earthquake caption date start date November 20, 1933 November 20, 1933 map 1933 BaffinBay earthquake.jpg magnitude 7.3 Moment magnitude scale M sub w sub depth convert 10 km mi 0 abbr on location coord 73.0 N 70.75 W scale 10000000 countries affected Canada , Greenland tsunami aftershocks casualties The 1933 BaffinBay earthquake was a 7.3 moment magnitude scale magnitude earthquake that struck Greenland and Nunavut , and Canada at 6 21 p.m. Eastern Time Zone ET on Sunday, November 20, 1933. ref name SI http earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca historic eq 20th 1933baffin e.php Natural Resources Canada The 1933 BaffinBay earthquake ref The main shock epicenter was located in BaffinBay on the east coast of Baffin Island . The shaking associated with this earthquake was only felt at the small town of Upernavik , Greenland . ref name SI The 1933 BaffinBay earthquake is the largest recorded earthquake to strike the passive margin of North America and is the largest known earthquake north of the Arctic Circle . ref name SI No damage was reported during this earthquake because of its offshore location and the small population of the nearby onshore communities. ref name SI See also List of earthquakes in Canada References Reflist External Links http earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca histor 20th eme ABent2002baffinbay1933.pdf The 1933 Ms 7.3 BaffinBay earthquake strike slip faulting along the northeastern Canadian passive margin, Alison J Bent http www.nature.com nature journal v132 n3344 pdf 132845a0.pdf Nature Magazine The BaffinBay Earthquake. December 1933 Registration Required for access DEFAULTSORT BaffinBay Category 1933 in Canada Category Earthquakes in Nunavut Category Earthquakes in Greenland Category 1933 earthquakes Category Natural history of Nunavut Category Natural history of Greenland Canada earthquake stub Canada hist stub Greenland stub ... more details
Infobox Ocean Ocean name BaffinBay, Texas image Ocean Map of USA TX.svg caption Ocean image bathymetry ... convert 2.3 m ft 0 abbr on max depth reference ref name b9 Bartlett, p. 9 ref BaffinBay is a Headlands and bays bay in South Texas , an inlet of the larger Laguna Madre . Located near the Gulf of Mexico , BaffinBay forms part of the boundary between Kenedy County, Texas Kenedy County and Kleberg County, Texas Kleberg County . ref Handbook of Texas id BB rrb4 name BaffinBay ref Etymology The history of the bay name is unclear. The most popular story is that Captain Mifflin Kenedy 1818 ... Mifflin Kenedy ref after visiting the Arctic BaffinBay as a young man, gave the same name to the bay in Texas because of the remarkable contrast between the bays. The Arctic BaffinBay is located between the Baffin Island of Canada and Greenland , and it is about million times larger by volume than the BaffinBay in Texas. ref McKee, p. 2 ref ref name b9 ref name bse http slovari.yandex.ru ... 84 D1 84 D0 B8 D0 BD D0 B0 20 D0 BC D0 BE D1 80 D0 B5 BaffinBay , Great Soviet Encyclopedia in Russian ref Hydrology The BaffinBay has three branches, which are named as follows counterclockwise on the map above Alazan Bay on the north green , Cayo del Grullo purple and Laguna Salada blue . ref ... 2008 isbn 1603440283 External links Handbook of Texas id BB rrb4 name BaffinBay Gnis 1384215 Baffin ... into the bay, but only when it rains. ref McKee, p. 7 ref ref Bartlett, p. 14 ref Because of the scarce ..., the bay has a relatively high water salinity reaching 75 parts per thousand in its northern part. ref Bartlett, p. 19, 224 ref Between 1946 and 1948 and in 1968, the salinity level in the bay exceeded ... of the bay is covered in seagrass most other parts are dominated by shoal grass Halodule beaudettei with occasional rocky outcrops. ref Bartlett, p. 88 ref Scattered parts of the bay, mostly near the mouth ... Tube worm body plan tube worms . Although some tube worm species still inhabit the bay area and the reefs ... more details
Baffin can mean Qikiqtaaluk Region , also called the Baffin Region, an administrative and census region of Nunavut, Canada Baffin, Unorganized , part of the Baffin Region census division South Baffin , a territorial electoral district riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Baffin Island , an Arctic island of Nunavut Baffin Island Current , an ocean current running south down the western side of BaffinBayBaffinBay , a sea between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans 1933 BaffinBay earthquake , a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Greenland and Nunavut Baffin Mountains , a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island Baffin Region, Northwest Territories , a region of the Northwest Territories prior to division BaffinBay, Texas , a bay in South Texas, an inlet of the larger Laguna Madre William Baffin , a 17th century English navigator and discoverer HMCS Baffin T275 , a World War II Isles class trawler of the Royal Canadian Navy Blackburn Baffin , a torpedo bomber of the Fleet Air Arm Similar names Baffins , an administrative district of Portsmouth, UK HMS Ameer D01 , a World War II escort carrier of the Royal Navy, formerly known as USS Baffins MV Baffin Strait T AK W9519 , a container ship disambig de Baffin fr Baffin ja ro Baffin dezambiguizare tr Baffin ... more details
. The following year, Baffin again sailed as pilot of the Discovery , sailing to the west of Greenland and north up through the Davis Strait , where he discovered the large BaffinBaybay to the north ... by lunar observation or Lunar distance navigation Lunar Distance . BaffinBay and Baffin Island are named in his honour. The William Baffin rose, developed by Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, was named ... of the Arctic Category English explorers Category 17th century explorers Category BaffinBay ..., explorer title spouse parents children nationality Kingdom of England English website William Baffin ..., but this is simply a guess, without any documentary basis. There is no known portrait of Baffin shown ... William Baffin explored the Arctic circle , the earliest mention of his name occurs in 1612, in connection ... of Greenland , and during the following two years Baffin served in the Spitsbergen whale fishery, at that time ... of Baffin s tidal and astronomical observations on this voyage was confirmed in a remarkable manner ... to be at an end, and eventually Baffin s discoveries came to be doubted until they were re discovered by John Ross Arctic explorer Captain Ross in 1818. Baffin had long been one of Ross s heroes, and later ... doubted Baffin s accomplishment. ref cite book last Sandler first Martin W. title Resolute The Epic ... Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. date 2008 pages 27 ref Baffin next took service with the British ... of his geographical discoveries, Baffin is to be remembered for the importance and accuracy of his ... 80&Itemid 55 William Baffin rose ref See also Samuel Purchas References reflist Wikisource1911Enc Baffin ... Biography Online cite book last Markham first Clements R. title The Voyages of William Baffin ... Clements Markham s edit of journals of five voyages written by Baffin. Facsimile of original published 1881 by Hakluyt Society . External links commonscat http www.thepirateking.com bios baffin william.htm Rob Ossian s Pirates Cove, William Baffin, English Navigator and Explorer Use the DEFAULTSORT ... more details
Strait and BaffinBay , with Greenland beyond. The Foxe Basin , the Gulf of Boothia and Lancaster Sound separate Baffin Island from the rest of the archipelago to the west and north. The Baffin Mountains ... 09 09 W scale 20000 type city 690 region CA NU name Arctic BayBaffin Island ref 690 ref name StatsCan2006 ... to the Foxe Basin, a bay on the western side of Baffin Island. It is still not known whether they visit ...Infobox islands name Baffin Island native name br le de Baffin br Qikiqtaaluk image name Baffin.png image caption image size locator map Baffin Island, Canada.svg nickname location Northern Canada coordinates coord 69 N 072 W type isle region CA NU scale 10000000 display inline,title name Baffin ... population as of 2007 density km2 0.02 ethnic groups Inuit additional info Baffin Island lang iu , Qikiqtaaluk , lang fr le de Baffin , Old Norse language Old Norse Helluland in the Canada ... William Baffin , it is likely that the island was known to Pre Columbian Norsemen Norse of Greenland ... the Red Eir ks saga rau a and the Gr nlendinga saga . Geography Image Baffin Island Northeast Coast 1997 08 07.jpg thumb left Baffin Island coast. Image Baffin Island.jpg thumb left Baffin Island ... the name Frobisher Bay with the bay on which it is located. To the south lies Hudson Strait , separating Baffin Island from mainland Quebec . South of the western end of the island is the Fury and Hecla ... isostatic rebound and cross valley features of the Isortoq River Citation needed date July 2011 . Baffin ... on Baffin Island not later than AD 1000. ref http www.nunatsiaq.com archives 2008 809 80912 news ..., presumed to be left by Viking s on Baffin Island, have produced an age that predates the Vikings by several ... . Politics Baffin Island is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region . Communities by population kml Image Wfm baffin island.jpg thumb Satellite image of Baffin Island. Iqaluit ref group maps Iqaluit, coord 63 44 55 N 068 31 11 W scale 20000 type city region CA NU name Iqaluit Baffin Island ref 6,184 ref name ... more details
Baffin Region may refer to Baffin Region, Nunavut , a census division of Nunavut, and as the Qikiqtaaluk Region an administrative region Baffin Region, Northwest Territories , a region of the Northwest Territories until 1999, with similar but non coterminal boundaries to the above geodis ... more details
Infobox Aircraft Begin name Baffin image image Blackburn Baffin RAF 1934 p013894 B Baffin.jpg caption Infobox Aircraft Type type Torpedo bomber manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft designer F A Bumpus first flight 30 September 1932 introduced 1934 retired 1941 status primary user Fleet Air Arm more users Royal New Zealand Air Force produced number built 97 unit cost variants with their own articles The Blackburn B 5 Baffin biplane torpedo bomber was a development of the Blackburn Ripon Ripon , the chief change being that a 545 hp 406 kW Bristol Pegasus I.MS radial replaced the Ripon s Napier Lion water cooled inline engine. The Baffin was designed by Major F A Bumpus to meet a Fleet Air Arm requirement as a conventional two seat single bay biplane of mixed metal and wooden construction with fabric covering. It had swept, Stagger aviation staggered , equal span wings, the lower having an inverse gull to provide clearance for the torpedo while retaining a short undercarriage . Armament comprised one fixed, forward firing 0.303 in 7.7 mm Vickers machine gun and one free mounted .303 in 7.7 mm Lewis gun in rear cockpit, plus one 2,000 lb 910 kg bomb, or 1,576 ... the 580 hp 430 kW Pegasus II.M3 engine and were termed the Baffin T8A. ref name Mason bomber ... and torpedo practice, with the first Squadron re equipping with the Baffin No 812 Squadron, in January ... sent to Malta to serve on carriers in the Mediterranean. The Baffin served barely two years before being ... of the threat posed by surface raiders, the RNZAF Baffin was returned to the active list, the survivors ... prototype. Baffin Mk I Two seat torpedo bomber aircraft for the Royal Navy. Specifications T.8 Baffin ... bomber aircraft 1920 1929 Category Blackburn aircraft Baffin Category Propeller aircraft Category Single engine aircraft Category Biplane aircraft de Blackburn Baffin fr Blackburn Baffin ja sv Blackburn Baffin ... more details
Geobox Range name Baffin Mountains map Wfm baffin island.jpg map size 275 map caption Satellite image of Baffin Island, the Baffin Mountains are seen in northeastern Baffin Island image Qijuttaaqanngittuq Valley 1 1997 08 07.jpg image size 275 image caption Baffin Mountains in Auyuittuq National Park country Canada state type Territory state Nunavut region Baffin Island region1 Bylot Island region2 ... highest long s highest long EW W The Baffin Mountains are a mountain range running along the northeastern coast of Baffin Island and Bylot Island , Nunavut are part of the Arctic Cordillera . The ice ...?region 5 Baffin Mountains Retrieved on 2007 10 06 ref While they could be considered a single mountain range as they are separated by bodies of water to make Baffin Island, this is not true, as they are closely ... the most famous. ref http www.peakware.com areas.html?a 310 Baffin Island Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia Retrieved on 2007 10 06 ref The highest point in the northern Baffin Mountains is Qiajivik ... s in the Baffin Mountains because the mountains are north of the Arctic tree line . Rocks that comprise the Baffin Mountains are primarily deeply dissected granite granitic rocks. It was covered ... , the Baffin Mountains form the eastern edge of the Canadian Shield , which covers much of Canada s landscape. class wikitable Highest Peaks of the Baffin Mountains Rank Name m ft 1 Mount Odin 2147 ... Angna Mountain 1710 5610 10 Mount Thor 1675 5495 Glaciation The ranges of the Baffin Mountains are separated .... The snowfall in the Baffin Mountains is light, much less than in places like the Saint Elias Mountains ... in the Baffin Mountains is the Penny Ice Cap , which has an area of convert 6000 km2 abbr on . During ... in the Baffin Mountains is a discontinuous cover of moss es, lichen s and cold hardy vascular ... expeditions in the Baffin Mountains was in 1934 by J.M Wordie, in which two peaks called Pioneer ... national park in 2000. There were Inuit settlements in the Baffin Mountains before European contact ... more details
Baffin, Unorganized is part of a larger census division known as the Baffin Region by Statistics Canada ref http www12.statcan.ca census recensement 2006 dp pd prof 92 591 details page SelReg1.cfm?Lang E&Geo1 CD&Code1 6204&Geo2 PR&Code2 62&Data Count&SearchText Baffin&SearchType Begins&SearchPR 01&B1 All&Custom &GeoLevel PR&GeoCode 62&Letter B 2006 Community Profiles ref and as the Qikiqtaaluk Region by the government of Nunavut , Canada . This area covers the whole Qikiqtaaluk Region outside of the 13 communities such as Iqaluit , Resolute, Nunavut Resolute or Grise Fiord, Nunavut Grise Fiord . Included in the area are the weather station at Eureka, Nunavut Eureka and the Canadian Forces base at Alert, Nunavut Alert , which houses the entire population. It is Canada s largest Census geographic units of Canada census subdivision in terms of area. Demographics Canada 2006 Census ref http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data profiles community Details Page.cfm?Lang E&Geo1 CSD&Code1 6204030&Geo2 PR&Code2 62&Data Count&SearchText Baffin&SearchType Begins&SearchPR 01&B1 All 2006 Canada Census ref Population 2006 5 Population change 2001 2006 93.3 Private Dwellings 36 Area km convert 1038839.02 km2 abbr on Population Density per km Orders of magnitude numbers 10.E2.88.926 5 x 10 sup 6 sup References references Subdivisions of Nunavut Category Qikiqtaaluk Region Nunavut stub fr Baffin, Unorganized ... more details
South Baffin is a Provinces and territories of Canada territorial Electoral district Canada electoral district Riding division riding for the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Legislative Assembly of Nunavut , Canada . The riding consists of the communities of Cape Dorset, Nunavut Cape Dorset and Kimmirut, Nunavut Kimmirut . The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Fred Schell . Election results 1999 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 1999 1999 Nunavut general election Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Olayuk Akesuk 368 53.18 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Goo Arlooktoo 232 33.53 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Mathew Saveakjuk 92 13.29 colspan 2 Total Valid Ballots 692 100 colspan 2 align center Voter Turnout colspan 2 align center Rejected Ballots 2004 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2004 2004 Nunavut general election ref name 2004official cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca apps Docs download.aspx?file 2fapps 2fUPLOADS 2ffiles 2fGeneral 2520Elections 252f633577605230148844 1226306837 03 04 eng.pdf title Nunavut general election 2004 Election Results pages 47 publisher Elections Nunavut accessdate 2008 09 24 ref Name Vote Canadian politics party colours Independents row Olayuk Akesuk 300 58.94 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Martha Lyta 110 21.61 Canadian politics party colours Independents row Malicktoo Lyta 99 19.45 colspan 2 Total Valid Ballots 509 100 colspan 2 align center Voter Turnout 109.17 colspan 2 align center Rejected Ballots 3 2008 election class wikitable colspan 4 align center Nunavut general election, 2008 2008 Nunavut general election ref name candidates cite web url http www.elections.nu.ca i18n docs cand cand eng.pdf title Official Candidates List accessdate 2008 09 27 publisher ... Akesuk may consider run in South Baffin only if nobody s going to do it ref colspan 2 Total ... more details
Image LabradorCurrentus coastguard.jpg thumb right 500px Baffin Island Current Baffin Island Current or Baffin Current is an ocean current running south down the western side of BaffinBay in the Arctic Ocean , along Baffin Island . Its sources are the West Greenland Current and outflow from the Arctic Ocean . Its speed is approximately convert 17 km mi 0 abbr on per day. ref cite web title Baffin Island Current Britannica Online Encyclopedia url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 48703 Baffin Island Current publisher Encyclop dia Britannica Online accessdate 24 July 2010 ref clear References Reflist See also Labrador Current East Greenland Current Ocean Coord 64.724 N 62.629 W display title Category BaffinBay Category Baffin Island Category Currents of the Arctic Ocean Greenland geo stub Marine current stub it Corrente dell isola di Baffin ja no Baffinstr mmen km sr sh Baffinova struja vi H i l u o Baffin zh ... more details
Other uses Islands Wolf disambiguation Islands Wolf Taxobox name Baffin Island Wolf regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Carnivora familia Canidae genus Canis species Gray Wolf C. lupus subspecies C. l. manningi trinomial Canis lupus manningi trinomial authority Anderson, 1943 1908 ref ITIS id 726833 taxon Canis lupus manningi Anderson, 1943 ref The Baffin Island Wolf Canis lupus manningi , also known as the Baffin Island Tundra Wolf , ref http books.google.com books?id Qn1A9Y1OA2oC&pg PA70&dq 22Baffin Island wolf 22&hl en&ei B95gTLDtLIP2swPivNj6Bw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 3&ved 0CDEQ6AEwAg v onepage&q 22Baffin 20Island 20wolf 22&f false Elsevier s dictionary of mammals in Latin, English, German, French and Italian Google Books ref is a subspecies of the Gray Wolf , Canis lupus , which resides exclusively on Baffin Island and several nearby islands. ref http books.google.com books?id RokweqEoso0C&q 22Baffin Island wolf 22&dq 22Baffin Island wolf 22&hl en&ei B95gTLDtLIP2swPivNj6Bw&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CCwQ6AEwAQ Wolves Google Books ref It was not formally recognized as a subspecies until 1943, where it was given its Taxonomy taxonomic classification by Anderson. ref name Lights http www.northernlightswildlife.com wolf info.html Wolf Facts Northern Lights Wildlife ref Physiology Description The Baffin Island Wolf is described as being light colored, sometimes white, and unusually small, as compared to other Subspecies of Canis lupus wolf subspecies . It is proposed to be the smallest of all Arctic Wolf types. ref name Lights ref http books.google.com books?id VAh54rV3wkC&q 22Canis lupus manningi 22&dq 22Canis lupus ... that the wolves in western Greenland migrated there from Baffin Island and are, thus, descendants of the Baffin Island Wolf subspecies. ref name Arctic In 1966, a study was conducted on the Baffin Island Wolf, of which a preliminary assessment had been made the year before in 1965 at Wordie Bay ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Northwest Territories Baffin Region.png thumb Pre 1999 Baffin Region The Baffin Region was a Regions of the Northwest Territories region of the Northwest Territories , in use as an administrative and statistical division until the creation of Nunavut in 1999. The large majority of Baffin Region fell on the Nunavut side of the boundary and was reconstituted within the new territory as the Qikiqtaaluk Region also referred to as Baffin Region in some contexts . Several of the islands on the region s west side that remained in the NWT, including Eglinton Island , Prince Patrick Island and parts of Melville Island Canada Melville Island , were transferred to Inuvik Region, Northwest Territories Inuvik Region . See also Baffin Island Coord 74 08 51 N 086 18 49 W region CA NU type adm2nd scale 10000000 display title name Baffin Region Category Historical census divisions of Canada NorthwestTerritories geo stub QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
merge to Baffin Island date October 2011 Infobox ecoregion name Baffin coastal tundra image Baffin Island Northeast Coast 1997 08 07.jpg image caption image size 300 country Canada state country1 rivers elevation bird species Snow Bunting mammal species polar bear , arctic hare , arctic fox , lemming , caribou habitat loss 0 habitat loss ref protected 0 protected ref area 9100 geology rocky coast, fjords biome Tundra animals map Baffin coastal tundra map.svg map caption 1105. Baffin Coastal Tundra map size 248 The Baffin coastal tundra is a small ecoregion of the far north of North America, on the central north coast of Baffin Island in the Canada Canadian territory of Nunavut . This is permafrost tundra with an average annual temperature below freezing. Setting This ecoregion is a small stretch of coastal plain on the north coast of Baffin Island. The coast is rocky with many fjord s carved by glaciers into the Baffin Mountains . The cold Arctic climate consists of a short summers mean temperature 1 C and a long, cold winter mean temperature 22.5 C . ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na1105 full.html ref Flora The plant cover is sparse in the drier areas while the wetter areas have a fair cover of mosses, sedge s, shrubs such as purple saxifrage , arctic willow , and arctic poppy and rushes. Fauna This coast is a breeding area for the Snow Bunting and is home to polar bear , arctic hare , arctic fox , lemming , and caribou . Threats and preservation This ecoregion is almost intact although there are no protected areas. References reflist Geography topics Physical geography topics Category Tundra Category Ecoregions of Canada Category Flora of Canada ... more details
Ship flag Ship name Empire Baffin 1941 43 br HMS Sancroft 1943 46 br Empire Baffin 1946 br Clintonia ... Empire Baffin was a 6,978 ton cargo ship which was built by Lithgows Lithgows Ltd , Port Glasgow ... and she was scrapped in 1963. History Empire Baffin was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow as yard ... 275 4 ref She was operated under the management of J Robinson & Sons, ref name Baffin cite web url ... service Empire Baffin was a member of a number of convoys during the Second World War . PQ 2 Convoy ... publisher Convoyweb accessdate 9 February 2009 ref Empire Baffin joined from Scapa Flow on 17 October ... on 27 November 1941 and dispersed on 3 December. Empire Baffin was carrying a cargo of magnasite bound ... at Reykjav k on 3 April. Empire Baffin was carrying a cargo of Potassium Chloride Chloride ... publisher Convoyweb accessdate 9 February 2009 ref Empire Baffin was attacked by Germany German ... in the shaft tunnel tending to the bearings. Empire Baffin was repaired and returned to service ... at Reykjav k on 7 July. Empire Baffin was bound for the River Tyne Tyne . ref name QP13 cite web ... the 27 February. Empire Baffin had to return to Loch Ewe due to being damaged in severe weather. ref ... Halifax Nova Scotia on 3 September 1943 and arrived at Liverpool on 17 September. Empire Baffin was carrying ... sc141.html title CONVOY SC 141 publisher Warsailors accessdate 9 February 2009 ref Empire Baffin ... Overlord . ref name Ships Those killed whilst serving on Empire Baffin during the war are commemorated ... Postwar In 1946, HMS Sancroft reverted back to the MoWT and regained her Empire Baffin name. Later ... identification number IMO Numbers . Empire Baffin had the UK Official Number 168968 and used the Code Letters BCQR. ref name Baffin References Reflist Lithgows ships Empire B ships DEFAULTSORT Empire Baffin Category 1941 ships Category Clyde built ships Category Steamships of the United Kingdom Category Empire ships Baffin Category Ministry of War Transport ships Category Support ships of the Royal ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Ship caption Infobox Ship Career Hide header Ship country Canada Ship flag Ship name HMCS Baffin T275 Ship namesake Ship awarded Ship builder Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood. Ont. Ship laid down 14 October 1941 Ship launched 13 April 1942 Ship acquired Ship commissioned 26 August 1942 Ship decommissioned Ship in service Ship out of service Ship struck Ship honors Ship fate Ship status Ship notes Paid Off 20 August 1945 Infobox Ship Characteristics Hide header Header caption Ship class sclass Isles Naval trawler Ship displacement 545 tons Ship length convert 164 ft abbr on Ship beam convert 27 ft 8 in abbr on Ship draught convert 11 ft 1 in abbr on Ship propulsion Ship speed convert 12 kn km h mph abbr on Ship complement 40 Ship armament 1 12pdr AA gun, 3 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Oerlikon 20 mm AA guns , 30 depth charges Ship notes HMCS Baffin was an sclass Isles Naval trawler of the Royal Canadian Navy . Originally she was HMS Baffin of the Royal Navy . During World War II she was mostly engaged in minesweeping duties out of City of Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia . Decommissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy on 20 August 1945, she was returned to the Royal Navy the same day. In 1947 she was sold for mercantile use under the same name, becoming Niedermehnen in 1952. DEFAULTSORT Baffin, HMCS Category Isles class trawlers of the Royal Canadian Navy Category Ships built in Ontario Category 1942 ships Category World War II minesweepers of Canada Canada mil ship stub ... more details
About the department store the bay in San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area all other uses Bay disambiguation Citations missing date June 2009 Infobox company company name The Bay company logo Image The Bay logo.svg 150px company type Division business Division foundation 1670 Hudson s Bay Company HBC ... as the Bay location Simpson Tower br Toronto , Ontario , Canada industry Retail products Clothing, footwear ... Partners parent Hudson s Bay Company homepage URL www.thebay.com File Simpson Tower.JPG thumb Simpson Tower , headquarters The Bay is a chain of 91 department store s that operate across parts of Canada . It is the main brand of Hudson s Bay Company HBC , North America s oldest company. ref http www.canadianaconnection.com ... . ref http www.hbc.com hbc about contacts Contacts . Hudson s Bay Company . Retrieved on 7 July ... merchandise. The Bay can be compared to U.S. retailers Macy s and Nordstrom . The average store ... span many stories high and carry a much broader range and selection of goods than The Bay stores ... Listing.aspx?ID 12173&m Bay 2C Queen Street 2C The ref Toronto has another smaller flagship store on Bloor Street East. History The origin of the Hudson s Bay Company s department store format can be traced ... proper name Hudson s Bay Company . From 1881 up until 1960, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were located ... converted to the Hudson s Bay Company brand the ones in Quebec kept the name Morgan s. Image La Baie.svg right 150px thumb The French version of the logo In 1964, all Hudson s Bay Company stores were rebranded as the Bay . The Quebec stores continued under the Morgan name until 1972, when the HBC converted them to la Baie . The Bay further expanded its presence between 1989 and 1991 in Eastern Canada ... store. In 1991, Hudson s Bay Company stopped selling Fur clothing fur . ref http archives.cbc.ca IDC 1 73 545 2740 20 that was then politics economy hudsons bay fur trade Hudson s Bay Company ... Mink , and Grosvenor, are included in the highly successful Hudson s Bay Company Fur Salons. Pharmamart ... more details
About the geographical feature other uses Bay disambiguation File San Sebastian aerea.jpg thumb The bay at San Sebasti n , Spain File Bay of Bengal map.png thumb The Bay of Bengal in South Asia File DirkvdM baracoa panorama.jpg thumb The bay of Baracoa , Cuba File zmir Bay.jpg thumb The bay of zmir , in Turkey A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some ocean surface wave waves and often reducing winds . Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond . A large bay may be called a Gulf geography gulf , a sea , a sound geography sound , or a bight geography bight . A cove is a circular or oval coast al inlet with a narrow entrance some coves may be referred to as bays. Bays were significant in the history of human settlement because they can provide a safe place for fishing . Later they were important in the development of sea trade as the safe Anchor anchorage they provide encouraged their selection as port s. ref name fenh Any bay may contain fish and other sea creatures or be adjacent to other bays. For example, James Bay is adjacent to Hudson Bay . Large bays, such as the Bay of Bengal and the Hudson Bay, have varied marine geology . Formation There are various ways that bays can be created. The largest bays have developed as a result of continental drift . ref name fenh Cite book title The Family Encyclopedia of Natural History editor1 first Rosalind editor1 last Carreck year 1982 publisher The Hamlyn Publishing Group isbn 011202257 pages 202 ref As the super continent ... of Mexico and the Bay of Bengal which is the largest bay in the world. ref name fenh Another way bays are formed is via glacial and river erosion. ref name fenh If formed by glaciers a bay is known as a fjord ... quickly, leaving headland s. The Gulf of California is an example of a bay created by the geological process of folding. See also Bay platform Great capes Headlands and bays References Reflist Coastal ... more details
At The Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield . It was first published the London Mercury in January 1922, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories . ref Katherine Mansfield, Selected Stories , Oxford World s Classics, explanatory notes ref Plot summary I The shepherd is with his dog on Crescent Bay. II Stanley Burnell goes for a swim early morning, and Jonathan Trout is there the two men wanted to be the first in the water, and Jonathan expresses sympathy for Stanley. III Aunt Beryl tells Kezia not to play with her food. Stanley leaves for work, to the women s relief. IV Out in the countryside, Kezia helps Lottie with the stile to Isabel s disapproval. The Samuel Josephs children are said to be rowdy and they don t play with them any more. Then they come upon Rags and Pip, and the latter shows them a nemeral he has found in the sand. V At the beach, Aunt Beryl joins Mrs Kember, of whom Mrs Fairfield disapproves. Beryl gets changed in front of her friend. VI Linda is alone in the bungalow. She thinks back of when she was living in Tasmania with her parents, of how her father said they would go down a river in China , of how her father agreed on her marrying Stanley whom she loves for being soft underneath the veneer. Her baby boy comes along and she says she feels no motherly love for him he keeps on smiling, then plays with his toes. VII After a description of the seashore, Mrs Fairfield and Kezia are taking an afternoon nap in the bungalow. The grandmother is thinking of Uncle William, one of her sons who died of sunstroke while working as a miner Kezia asks her if she is sad, then attempts to make the grandmother promise never to die. VIII Alice visits Mrs Stubbs in town the latter shows her photographs, then talks about how her husband died of dropsy , and adds that freedom is best . IX Kezia, Lottie and Isabel are playing a card game similar ... become clear. XIII A brief description of the bay. Characters The Shepherd Stanley Burnell Linda ... more details
Infobox single See Wikipedia WikiProject Songs Name A BayBay Cover ABayBay.jpg Artist Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris from Album 51 50 Ratchet Released May 28, 2007 Format CD single br Music download Digital download small global small br 12 inch single Vinyl single Recorded 2006 Genre Hip hop music Hip hop Length 5 03 Label J Records J Writer Chris Dooley Jr. Producer Phunk Dawg Certification Platinum small Recording Industry Association of America RIAA small Last single This single A BayBay br 2007 Next single The Hand Clap br 2007 A BayBay is the title of a song written, and recorded by American rapper Hurricane Chris rapper Hurricane Chris . It was released in May 2007 as the lead single from his debut studio album , 51 50 Ratchet . The song was produced by Phunk Dawg. Background The song has garnered national airplay thanks in part to being featured on numerous mixtapes. ref http www.billboard.com bbcom bio index.jsp?pid 867767 Artist biography Billboard.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009. ref Hurricane Chris goes so far as saying on his MySpace page, I bet that its gonna be a baby s first word because it s so catchy. It gets stuck in your head the first time you hear it. ref http www.myspace.com hurricane MySpace.com Hurricane Chris 51 50 Ratchet IN STORES NOW Shreveport, Louisiana Rap Hip Hop www.myspace.com hurricane Bot generated title ref The voice in the beginning is Baby 3, son of Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport s rapper 3 Feet. Baby 3 s line is This Baby 3, everybody say, A BayBay. Hurricane got the idea of the hook from DJ Hollyhood BayBay . Whenever he would enter a club, onlookers would shout, Hey, Bay, Bay. ref name usatoday.com http www.usatoday.com ... . The song samples parts of MC Ren s Forget What Ya Heard . The video for A BayBay was shot in the Cedar ... A BayBay is heard in this song a total of sixty seven times. Remixes The official remix, The Ratchet ... hurricanechris Hurricane Chris Official YouTube Channel DEFAULTSORT BayBay, A Category 2007 singles ... more details
infobox baybay name Bernier Bay image bay caption bay location Baffin Island coords coord 71 5 N 88 15 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display inline,title name Bernier Bay rivers oceans countries Canada length width area cities Uninhabited references Bernier Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada . It is located in the Gulf of Boothia , northwest of Baffin Island . Bays of Nunavut Category Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region Category Baffin Island QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
infobox baybay name Paquet Bay image bay caption bay location Between Tay Sound and Oliver Sound coords coord 72.001 78.414 region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display inline, title name Paquet Bay rivers oceans countries Canada length width area cities Uninhabited references Paquet Bay is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada . Located at Baffin Island s Borden Peninsula , Paquet Bay is situated between Tay Sound and Oliver Sound . Frechette Island is located at its mouth. Bays of Nunavut Category Baffin Island Category Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
infobox baybay name Brae Bay image bay caption bay location BaffinBay coords coord 75 46 59 N 83 15 0 W region CA NU type waterbody scale 500000 display inline,title name Brae Bay rivers oceans countries Canada length width area cities Uninhabited references Brae Bay previous alternate Broe Bay ref name ucalgary cite journal title Geographical Names in the Canadian North journal Arctic publisher ucalgary.ca pages 183 url http pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca arctic Arctic11 3 189.pdf ref is an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada . It is located in BaffinBay by northern Devon Island . Directly to the north is the Inuit community of Grise Fiord, Nunavut Grise Fiord on Ellesmere Island . References Reflist Brae Bay, Nunavut at Atlas of Canada Bays of Nunavut Category Bays of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
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