William Baffin
William Baffin
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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Male
Date of Birth
January 1st, 1584
Age
442
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
January 23rd, 1622
Died Aged
38
Star Sign
Capricorn
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