William Baffin
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 402 years ago |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | January 23,1622 |
Died | Qeshm |
Iran | |
Nationality | English |
Job | Navigator |
Date of birth | January 1,1584 |
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ID | 612768 |
William Baffin Life story
William Baffin was an English navigator, explorer and cartographer. He is primarily known for his attempt to find a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, during the course of which he was the first European to discover Baffin Bay situated between Canada and Greenland.