William Baffin

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William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.

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Generate an image of William Baffin (William Baffin was a 17th-century English navigator and explorer renowned for his Arctic voyages and detailed mapping of the Canadian Arctic, including the bay that now bears his name.)

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William Baffin canonical 3
John Davis the Navigator 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cartographer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
person ⓘ
causeOfDeath artillery wound ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
collaboratedWith Robert Bylot ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1584 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1622 ⓘ
employer East India Company ⓘ
Muscovy Company ⓘ
era Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
exploredRegion Baffin Bay ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Archipelago

Davis Strait ⓘ
Hudson Strait ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
exploration ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
knownFor Arctic exploration ⓘ
accurate mapping of Arctic regions ⓘ
discovery of Baffin Bay for Europeans ⓘ
exploration of Canadian Arctic ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legacy Arctic charts used for centuries after his death ⓘ
considered one of the most accomplished early Arctic navigators ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
nameGivenTo Baffin Bay ⓘ
Baffin Island ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
navigationalAchievement advanced use of lunar distances ⓘ
precise astronomical observations for longitude ⓘ
notableExpedition 1615 Arctic voyage with Robert Bylot ⓘ
1616 voyage to Baffin Bay ⓘ
occupation cartographer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
participatedIn siege of Hormuz ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Persian Gulf ⓘ
Qeshm Island ⓘ
soughtPassage Northwest Passage ⓘ
wroteWork narratives of Arctic voyages ⓘ

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Northwest Passage → exploredBy → William Baffin ⓘ
Baffin Bay → namedAfter → William Baffin ⓘ
Baffin Island → namedAfter → William Baffin ⓘ
John Davis → alternateName → John Davis the Navigator ⓘ
linked to: William Baffin