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Davis Strait c.400 mi (640 km) long and c.180 mi (290 km) wide at the narrowest point, between Greenland and Baffin Island, NE Canada, connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Baffin Bay. Large amounts of ice and icebergs move south through the strait. The British explorer John Davis sailed through it in 1587.

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Davis Strait, Atlantic Ocean A strait between Baffin Island, Canada, and Greenland explored in 1585 by the English navigator, John Davis (1550–1605), and named after him.

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