List of Famous people with last name Baffin

William Baffin

First Name William

Last Name Baffin

Born on January 1, 1584

Died on January 23, 1622 (aged 38)

Born in United Kingdom, England

William Baffin was an English navigator, explorer and cartographer. He is primarily known for his attempt to discover a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, during the course of which he was the first European to discover Baffin Bay in present-day Canada. He was also responsible for exceptional surveys of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf on behalf of the East India Company.

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