| Baffin Bay, Texas | Baffin Bay, Texas Show map of Texas Show map of the United States Show all | Location Kenedy County / Kleberg County, Texas , USA | Coordinates 27°15′21′′N 97°30′59′′WCoordinates: 27°15′21′′N 97°30′59′′W | Max. length 23 km (14 mi) |
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Where is the Baffin Bay?
Baffin Bay,
arm of the North Atlantic Ocean
with an area of 266,000 square miles (689,000 square km), extending southward from the Arctic for 900 miles (1,450 km) between the Greenland coast (east) and Baffin Island (west). The bay has a width varying between 70 and 400 miles (110 and 650 km).
Where is the Baffin Bay on a map?
| Baffin Bay, Texas | Baffin Bay, Texas Show map of Texas Show map of the United States Show all | Location Kenedy County / Kleberg County, Texas , USA | Coordinates 27°15′21′′N 97°30′59′′WCoordinates: 27°15′21′′N 97°30′59′′W | Max. length 23 km (14 mi) |
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What are coordinate locations?
GPS coordinates are
a unique identifier of a precise geographic location on the earth
, usually expressed in alphanumeric characters. Coordinates, in this context, are points of intersection in a grid system. GPS (global positioning system) coordinates are usually expressed as the combination of latitude and longitude.
Why is it called Baffin Bay?
Discovered by Robert Bylot in 1616, the bay
was named after his chief pilot, William Baffin
. Circulation is generally anticlockwise; off Greenland, relatively warm, salty water moves north, while along Baffin Island, cold, fresher water originating from the Arctic Ocean flows south.
Why is Devon Island uninhabited?
Devon is literally a desert island.
But Devon Island is the rare desert island that’s actually a desert. It’s often
too cold to snow
much in the Canadian Arctic, and Devon Island’s high latitude and high elevation combine to make it a true desert—even when it’s cold and icy.
Which Bay separates Greenland from Canada?
Davis Strait, bay of the northern Atlantic Ocean
, lying between southeastern Baffin Island (Canada) and southwestern Greenland.
Is Greenland a country?
Greenland is the world’s largest island and
an autonomous Danish dependent territory
with limited self-government and its own parliament. Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland’s budget revenue, the rest coming mainly from fishing.
Where is Beaufort?
Beaufort Sea, outlying sea
of the Arctic Ocean situated north of Canada and Alaska
. It extends northeastward from Point Barrow, Alaska, toward Lands End on Prince Patrick Island, and westward from Banks Island to the Chukchi Sea. Its surface area is about 184,000 sq mi (476,000 sq km).
How coordinates are written?
Write the latitude and longitude coordinates.
When writing latitude and longitude,
write latitude first, followed by a comma, and then longitude
. For example, the above lines of latitude and longitude would be written as “15°N, 30°E.”
What is the most common coordinate system?
Universal transverse Mercator (UTM)
is a geographic coordinate system and the most prevalent plane grid system used. UTM divides the earth into 84 ̊ north latitude to 80 ̊ south and is numbered into 60 vertical zones (each 6 ̊ latitude wide).
How do you determine coordinates?
When outlining the coordinates of a location, the line of latitude is always given first followed
by the line of longitude
. Therefore, the coordinates of this location will be: 10°N latitude, 70°W longitude. The line of latitude is read as 41 degrees (41°), 24 minutes (24′), 12.2 seconds (12.2”) north.
Which part of the Greenland is most inhabited?
Greenland is the biggest island on Earth and the least-densely populated country, with only around 57,000 residents. Most of the inhabited places are found
along the western coast
; a thick ice sheet covers the interior of the country.
What country owns Baffin Island?
The biggest island in
Canada
(and fifth largest in the world), Baffin Island is a grand wild landscape, the spectacular homeland of the Inuit and an accessible Arctic playground for the adventurous. Baffin Island draws the most visitors to Nunavut every year, and it isn’t hard to see why.
