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Davis Strait
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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
(1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a
Northwest Passage
. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting.
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