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Davis Strait

Syllabification: (Da·vis Strait)
Definition of Davis Strait
  • a sea passage 400 miles (645 km) long that separates Greenland from Baffin Island and connects Baffin Bay with the Atlantic Ocean.

Origin:

named after John Davis (circa1550–1605), the English explorer who sailed through it in 1587

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