NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Baffin, William, d. 1622 NRA: Baffin, William (d 1622) Navigator and Discoverer DNB: Baffin, William (1584?-1621), Arctic explorer LBT ID: WiBaffi1621 VIAF ID: 15125064 | B/BAP: 1584 DIED: 1621-01-23 |
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File | |
English explorer who in 1615 sailed in search of a north-west passage; Baffin Bay is
named for him. | |
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