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Record 1 2013-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geographical Names
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The name North Water was coined by the whalers in the last century to describe an area of open water that they almost invariably found at the head of Baffin Bay early in the season ... The southern boundary of the North Water, by contrast, is extremely variable and often ill-defined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms géographiques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Section a-glacielle (sans glaces) dans la partie septentrionale de la mer de Baffin.

Spanish

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