frobisher bay

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An arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending into southeast Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It was discovered by Martin Frobisher in 1576 and until 1860 was thought to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island. Inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean. Extending northwest from the southeastern tip of Baffin Island, Can., it is about 150 mi (240 km) long and 20-40 mi (32-64 km) wide and has a maximum depth of 400 ft (120 m). It was discovered in 1576 by Martin Frobisher. The town of Iqaluit at the head of the bay is the capital of Nunavut
bay connecting the eastern tip of Baffin Island (Canada) to the Atlantic Ocean
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