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Water between Greenland and Canada
Davis Strait (Danish: Davisstrædet; Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐃᑭᖓ Qikiqtaaluup Ikinga) is a southern arm of the Arctic Ocean that lies north of the Labrador Sea
Davis_Strait
Failed microcontinent between Canada and Greenland
The Davis Strait proto-microcontinent is a failed microcontinent located in the Davis Strait between Canada and Greenland discovered in 2024. It is roughly
Davis Strait proto-microcontinent
Davis_Strait_proto-microcontinent
Baleen whale endemic to the Arctic
Seas, 2) the Hudson Bay and Foxe Basin stock, 3) the Baffin Bay and Davis Strait stock, 4) the Sea of Okhotsk stock, and 5) the Svalbard-Barents Sea stock
Bowhead_whale
Inlet in Nunavut, Canada
Frobisher Bay is an inlet of the Davis Strait in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. It is located in the southeastern corner of Baffin Island.
Frobisher_Bay
Majority of lands of the Western Hemisphere
They set out the new goal for Spanish explorers: find a sea passage or strait through the Americas, a path to Asia proper. The term New World was not
New_World
Landmass corresponding to Afro–Eurasia
Submerged continent/lands and microcontinents Beringia Cathaysia Davis Strait Doggerland Great Australian Bight Icelandia Jan Mayen Kerguelen Plateau
Old_World
North American geological structure
geological structure extending from the Labrador Sea in the southeast through Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Arctic Archipelago in the northwest. It consists
Canadian_Arctic_Rift_System
Boundary of the Arctic
61°24′W / 66.567°N 61.400°W / 66.567; -61.400 (Davis Strait, Atlantic Ocean) Atlantic Ocean Davis Strait 66°34′N 53°16′W / 66.567°N 53.267°W / 66.567;
Arctic_Circle
Mountain in Greenland
Greenland. It is located on the mainland of Greenland on the coast of Davis Strait, immediately to the north of Sisimiut Airport. The mountain massif is
Palasip_Qaqqaa
Mostly submerged continental crust area in Oceania
Submerged continent/lands and microcontinents Beringia Cathaysia Icelandia Davis Strait Doggerland Great Australian Bight Jan Mayen Kerguelen Plateau Madagascar
Zealandia
City in Greenland
Greenland. It is located in central-western Greenland, on the coast of Davis Strait, approximately 320 km (200 mi) north of Nuuk. Sisimiut literally means
Sisimiut
British northern whale fishery (Greenland and Davis Strait). She was lost in 1829, while whaling in Davis Strait. Home Castle first appeared in the Register
Home_Castle_(1811_ship)
Circles of latitude
66°0′N 61°59′W / 66.000°N 61.983°W / 66.000; -61.983 (Davis Strait) Arctic Ocean Davis Strait 66°0′N 53°27′W / 66.000°N 53.450°W / 66.000; -53.450
Circles of latitude between the 65th parallel north and the 70th parallel north
Circles_of_latitude_between_the_65th_parallel_north_and_the_70th_parallel_north
Circles of latitude
-69.467 (Hudson Strait) Arctic Ocean Hudson Strait 61°0′N 64°43′W / 61.000°N 64.717°W / 61.000; -64.717 (Davis Strait) Davis Strait 61°0′N 0°24′W
Circles of latitude between the 60th parallel north and the 65th parallel north
Circles_of_latitude_between_the_60th_parallel_north_and_the_65th_parallel_north
Fictional island in Plato's works
lifetime a war took place between those outside the Pillars of Hercules at the Strait of Gibraltar and those who dwelt within them. The Atlanteans had conquered
Atlantis
Sea Java Sea Karimata Strait Lombok Strait Madura Strait Makassar Strait Malacca Strait Molucca Sea Mindoro Strait Ombai Strait Philippine Inland Sea
List_of_seas_on_Earth
Whaler active in northern Britain from 1812 through 1819
she became a whaler in the British northern whale fishery, whaling at Davis Strait. She was lost there on 16 July 1819. Majestic entered Lloyd's Register
Majestic_(1811_ship)
Marginal sea between Greenland and Baffin Island, Canada
Ocean. It is connected to the Atlantic via the Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea. The narrower Nares Strait connects Baffin Bay with the Arctic Ocean. The
Baffin_Bay
Greenland due to ice 1585–1587: English expeditions led by John Davis explore the Davis Strait–Baffin Bay region and reach Upernavik 1594: Dutch expedition
List_of_Arctic_expeditions
Hypothetical continent
in 1514. The Zeytung described the Portuguese voyagers passing through a strait between the southernmost point of America, or Brazil, and a land to the
Terra_Australis
Sloop of the Royal Navy
the Northern Whale Fishery. She made annual voyages to Greenland or Davis Strait from 1815 to 1819. Swan, Taylor, master, made five annual voyages between
HMS_Swan_(1767)
Aircraft surveillance technology
covered by traditional radar (areas around Hudson Bay, the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and southern Greenland) since 15 January 2009. Aircraft operators
Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast
Automatic_Dependent_Surveillance–Broadcast
Arm of the North Atlantic Ocean
and northeast. It connects to the north with Baffin Bay through the Davis Strait. It is a marginal sea of the Atlantic. The sea formed upon separation
Labrador_Sea
Ship
northern whale fishery. She was lost in April 1814 while whaling in the Davis Strait. Royalist first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1795 with Robert
Royalist_(1794_ship)
Medium-sized toothed whale species
the Davis Strait, and stay there until April. During winter, narwhals from Canada and West Greenland regularly visit the pack ice of the Davis Strait and
Narwhal
Topics referred to by the same term
Hills Davis Valley, Queen Elizabeth Land Davis, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community Davis Strait, between Nunavut and Greenland Mount Davis (British
Davis
Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan
The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer-wide (110 mi; 97 nmi) strait separating the island of Taiwan and mainland Asia. The strait connects the South China
Taiwan_Strait
Craton forming the geological core of North America
separated from North America by the Nares Strait, but this is a Pleistocene erosional feature. The strait is floored with continental crust and shows
Laurentia
Primordial void mentioned in the Gylfaginning
the name Ginnungegap to refer to a narrow body of water, possibly the Davis Strait, separating the southern tip of Greenland from Estotelandia, pars America
Ginnungagap
Largest Arctic island in Nunavut, Canada
island from the Melville Peninsula on the mainland. To the east are Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, with Greenland to the east. Prince Regent Inlet and the
Baffin_Island
Species of king crab
off south-eastern Greenland. In the West Atlantic, it ranges from the Davis Strait between Greenland and Canada south to The Carolinas in the United States
Lithodes_maja
Low air pressure area in the Atlantic Ocean
Sea. In the summer, it weakens and splits into two centres, one near Davis Strait, Labrador, and the other west of Iceland. It is a principal centre of
Icelandic_Low
Joseph) was launched at Hull in 1810. She made 11 voyages to Greenland or Davis Strait as a whaler in the northern whale fishery. She then traded briefly between
Gardiner and Joseph (1810 ship)
Gardiner_and_Joseph_(1810_ship)
Fjord in Greenland
the Qeqqata municipality in western Greenland. The fjord empties into Davis Strait 21 km (13 mi) south of Sisimiut. The upper part of the fjord, a confluence
Ikertooq_Fjord
Echo-class ship-sloop of the Royal Navy
returned to Leith with a full ship, having taken 10 "fish" (whales) in the Davis Strait. One source reported that Rattler, of Leith, Stoddart, master had been
HMS_Rattler_(1783)
Town in Greenland
Maniitsoq (Greenlandic pronunciation: [maniːtsːɔq]) or Sukkertoppen is a town on Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality
Maniitsoq
Island and archaeological site in Nunavut, Canada
Channel. It is separated from the southwest corner of Devon Island by Barrow Strait. Other features include Wellington Channel, Erebus Harbour, and Terror Bay
Beechey_Island
British whaling ship, 1810–1834
Wellington was launched in 1810 at Hull, England. She made 20 voyages to Davis Strait and Greenland as a northern whale fishery whaler. She was lost in June
Lord Wellington (1810 Hull ship)
Lord_Wellington_(1810_Hull_ship)
Glacier in Greenland
and melts into various ponds and channels at its mouth that empty into Davis Strait. The nearest major town is Paamiut, roughly 110 km (68 mi) to the south
Frederikshåb_Glacier
Fjord in Greenland
in the north, and Kangerlussuatsiaq Fjord in the south, emptying into Davis Strait. The head of the fjord at 66°00′10″N 52°52′45″W / 66.00278°N 52.87917°W
Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord
Kangaamiut_Kangerluarsuat_Fjord
Terrestrial ecozone in northern Canada
Penny Ice Cap on Baffin Island. It is bounded to the east by Baffin Bay, Davis Strait and the Labrador Sea while its northern portion is bounded by the Arctic
Arctic_Cordillera
British merchant ship 1759–1857
In April 1802 William and Ann, Kelly, master, sailed from Leith for Davis Strait, but had to put back into Stromness, leaky. The data below for the period
William_and_Ann_(1759)
Inuit toponym
the term was used in West Greenland to refer to the territories across Davis Strait, such as the Labrador Peninsula and Baffin Island. Renee Fosset notes
Akilineq
Canadian marine ecozone
Cooperation (CEC), is a Canadian marine ecozone that stretches from the Davis Strait to encompass the Grand Banks, to the Avalon Peninsula on the shores of
Atlantic_Marine_Ecozone
British merchantman and whaler 1813–1835
the ice in June 1835 she was a whaler in the northern whale fishery (Davis Strait and Greenland). Isabella first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1813
Isabella_(1813_ship)
British merchantman and whaler 1814–1856
Diemen's Land. Between 1830 and 1840 she made nine voyages as a whaler to Davis Strait. She was lengthened and rebuilt in 1846. In December 1852 she grounded
Prince_of_Orange_(1814_ship)
British whaler and merchantman 1812–1843
(LR) in 1812, with T. Orton, master, Marshall, owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait. The following data are primarily from Coltish: In 1819, a record 65
Andrew_Marvel_(1812_ship)
Fjord in Greenland
Greenland. The fjord is of roughly east–west orientation, emptying into Davis Strait in the west. The fjord mouth is located at approximately 67°01′00″N 53°50′00″W
Kangerluarsuk_Tulleq
Image of the Thule Land Bridge in Context with the North Atlantic
was completed with an unnamed crossing at the southern portion of the Davis Strait, connecting Greenland to Baffin Island. Maria Hlynska, Leroy Leggitt
Thule_Land_Bridge
Submerged continent/lands and microcontinents Beringia Cathaysia Icelandia Davis Strait Doggerland Great Australian Bight Jan Mayen Kerguelen Plateau Madagascar
List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent
List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_continent
Fjord in Greenland
western Greenland. The fjord to the east of Maniitsoq, emptying into Davis Strait. Majorqaq, one of the widest rivers in western Greenland draining the
Isortoq_Fjord
Waterfall in Nunavut, Canada
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Tuvaijuittuq Marine Refuges Davis Strait Disko Fan Hatton Basin Territorial parks Agguttinni Inuujaarvik Iqalugaarjuup
Bloody_Falls
Heliport in Greenland
part of Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, on the shore of Davis Strait. The heliport is considered a helistop, and is served by Air Greenland
Attu_Heliport
Former administrative division of Greenland
received home rule in 1979. It is bordered in the west by the Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Labrador Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. To the east lies Tunu. All
Kitaa
Mountain in Greenland
southeast of Sisimiut on the northern coast of Amerloq Fjord, a tributary of Davis Strait. The mountain massif is spread out over 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) in the
Nasaasaaq
Migratory bird sanctuary in Nunavut, Canada
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Tuvaijuittuq Marine Refuges Davis Strait Disko Fan Hatton Basin Territorial parks Agguttinni Inuujaarvik Iqalugaarjuup
Ahiak Migratory Bird Sanctuary
Ahiak_Migratory_Bird_Sanctuary
carried into Baffin Bay. At the end of May, their imprisoning floe neared Davis Strait, and on 5 June, the ice began to break up. Rescue, repaired, parted company
USS_Rescue_(1850)
Iowa-class battleship of the U.S. Navy
and spent the next year steaming Atlantic coastal waters north to the Davis Strait and south to the Caribbean on various training exercises. On 3 December
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
Species of fish
Atlantic. In the west Atlantic, they are present as far north as the Davis Strait, of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, populating the shores of Greenland
Atlantic_wolffish
Human hunting of sperm whales
Shoals where they would have taken right whales or were sent to the Davis Strait region to catch bowhead whales. By the early 1740s, with the advent of
Sperm_whaling
British whaler 1797–1829
whaler in the British northern whale fishery. She was lost in 1829 in the Davis Strait. Most of Jane's early career is obscure. In 1802 the Aberdeen Whaling
Jane_(1797_ship)
Park in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Tuvaijuittuq Marine Refuges Davis Strait Disko Fan Hatton Basin Territorial parks Agguttinni Inuujaarvik Iqalugaarjuup
Inuujaarvik_Territorial_Park
Ship of the Hudson's Bay Company
Franklin's expedition to the arctic. She was wrecked on 12 June 1849, in Davis Strait. Prince of Wales had been launched in 1793, for the HBC, and first appeared
Prince_of_Wales_(1793_ship)
American singer (1968–1998)
Lynn Strait Dies In Car Crash". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2022. Archive-Rob-Mancini. "Korn's Davis, Limp's
Lynn_Strait
appendix to the article strait. For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article. A strait being a narrow passageway
List_of_straits
Settlement in Greenland
south of Sisimiut and 2 km north of the Arctic Circle on the shores of Davis Strait. It had 89 inhabitants in 2020. Itilleq was founded in 1847 on another
Itilleq
Phrase used on maps to indicate uncharted areas
navigatoria (1522), revised by Laurentius Fries, has the morsus moved to the Davis Strait. Bishop Olaus Magnus's Carta Marina map of Scandinavia (1539) has many
Here_be_dragons
Type of shelter built of snow
heat, or other device. The Central Inuit, especially those around the Davis Strait, lined the living area with skin, which could increase the temperature
Igloo
Sea route north of North America
Munk penetrated Davis Strait as far north as 69°, found Frobisher Bay, and then spent almost a month fighting his way through Hudson Strait. In September
Northwest_Passage
Weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland
The West Greenland Current (WGC) is a weak cold water current that flows to the north along the west coast of Greenland. The current results from the movement
West_Greenland_Current
National park in Nunavut, Canada
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Tuvaijuittuq Marine Refuges Davis Strait Disko Fan Hatton Basin Territorial parks Agguttinni Inuujaarvik Iqalugaarjuup
Quttinirpaaq_National_Park
Danish patrol vessel
Operation Nanook 2010, in August 2010, and 2014, in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait, with Canadian and American vessels. In September 2025, the Knud Rasmussen
HDMS_Knud_Rasmussen
Autonomous territory of Denmark
Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, the Davis Strait to the southwest, Baffin Bay to the west, and the Nares Strait and Lincoln Sea to the northwest. The
Greenland
Bay in Greenland
Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay ([kaŋeʁluɑʁsuŋːuɑq̚] Danish: Ulkebugten) is a bay of the Davis Strait in the Qeqqata municipality on the western coast of Greenland. It is
Kangerluarsunnguaq_Bay
Sydney, Smith consulted local mariners familiar with the Labrador Sea and Davis Strait and updated the ship's charts with information from the mariner's charts
USCGC_Marion
Submerged continent/lands and microcontinents Beringia Cathaysia Icelandia Davis Strait Doggerland Great Australian Bight Jan Mayen Kerguelen Plateau Madagascar
List of sovereign states and dependent territories by continent (data file)
List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_by_continent_(data_file)
UK whaler and merchant ship 1831–1847
Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1831. William Lee then made six annual voyages to Davis Strait for her owners, Messrs. Lee and Tall, of Hull. The following data is
William_Lee_(1831_ship)
List of ships with the same or similar names
traded with the Baltic. Between 1798 and 1811 Lynx engaged in whaling in Davis Strait. She then changed to trading with New Brunswick; in 1812 a French privateer
Lynx_(ship)
British merchantman and whaler 1793–1813
made nine annual voyages as a whaler in the northern whale fishery (Davis Strait (DS) and Greenland (Gr)). She was last listed in 1813 with data unchanged
Isabella_(1773_ship)
UK whaler (1811–1830
launched at Kingston upon Hull in 1811. She made 19 complete voyages to Davis Strait and Greenland in the British northern whale fishery, but was lost to
William_(1811_ship)
and the Ungava Fault Complex, is a major strike-slip fault system in Davis Strait between Baffin Island and Greenland. Its faults are oriented northeast–southwest
Ungava_Fault_Zone
British merchantman and whaler 1814–1842
with W. Blythe (or Blyth), master, Wright & Co., owner, and trade Hull–Davis Strait. Blythe would be her master from 1814–1816, and again from 1818–1814
Brunswick_(1814_ship)
Strait between the Malay Peninsula and the Indonesian island of Sumatra
The Strait of Malacca, also known as the Straits of Malacca, is a narrow stretch of water, 900 kilometres (560 mi) long and from 65 to 250 km (40 to 155 mi)
Strait_of_Malacca
UK merchant ship and whaler (1815-1858)
Sutherland. On 2 July 1830 the whaler William became trapped in ice at Davis Strait, leading her crew to abandon her and join other whaling vessels in the
Traveller_(1815_ship)
Place in Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Amerloq Fjord in the west, which then heads to the west, emptying into the Davis Strait south of Sisimiut. Ikertooq Fjord bounds the island from the south. The
Sarfannguit
Mid-ocean ridge in the Labrador Sea
extended from the South Greenland triple junction in the southeast to the Davis Strait area in the northwest. Seafloor spreading along the Mid-Labrador Ridge
Mid-Labrador_Ridge
Island in Nunavut, Canada
the Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut. The island lies in Davis Strait, 25 mi (40 km) from Hall Peninsula. There are at least seven smaller
Lady_Franklin_Island
Danish arctic expedition ship
Colin Campbell on whaling trips from Scotland to the Greenland Sea and Davis Strait. In 1892 she was sold to Norway, refitted with a 200 hp triple expansion
Danmark_(ship,_1855)
Historic site in Nunavut, Canada
Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas Tuvaijuittuq Marine Refuges Davis Strait Disko Fan Hatton Basin Territorial parks Agguttinni Inuujaarvik Iqalugaarjuup
Inuksuk_Point
Mythological creature
have been due to misinterpreted sightings of Finn-men (Inuit from the Davis Strait). The Inuit wore clothes and used kayaks that were both made of animal
Selkie
Supposed tectonic microplate containing the Greenland craton
bounded to the west by Nares Strait, a probable transform fault; on the southwest by the Ungava transform underlying Davis Strait; on the southeast by the
Greenland_plate
traded with the Baltic. Between 1798 and 1811 Lynx engaged in whaling in Davis Strait, in the British northern whale fishery. She then changed to trading with
Lynx_(1776_ship)
Municipality of Greenland
Qeqertalik municipality. The waters of the western coast are that of the Davis Strait, separating Greenland from Baffin Island. With an area of 115,500 km2
Qeqqata
One of the two categories of Indigenous Australians
Torres Strait Islanders (/ˈtɒrɪs/ TORR-iss) are the Indigenous Melanesian peoples of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland
Torres_Strait_Islanders
British merchantman and whaler 1780–1801
She then became a whaler in the northern whale fishery (Greenland and Davis Strait). After whaling she traded with the Baltic and then served as a London-based
Tartar_(1780_ship)
Glacier in Qeqqata, Greenland
Greenland. It drains Maniitsoq ice cap into two fjords flowing towards Davis Strait: Kangaamiut Kangerluarsuat Fjord in the north, and the longer Kangerlussuatsiaq
Sermitsiaq_Glacier
Municipality of Greenland
are those of the Labrador Sea, which to the north narrows down to form Davis Strait separating the island of Greenland from Baffin Island. In the southwest
Sermersooq
Fjord in Greenland
estuary of Qinnguata Kuussua river to the southwest, and emptying into the Davis Strait. It is the longest fjord of western Greenland. The head of the fjord
Kangerlussuaq_Fjord
Airport in Greenland
Maniitsoq Airport (Greenlandic: Mittarfik Maniitsoq) (IATA: JSU, ICAO: BGMQ) is an airport located on Maniitsoq Island, 0.5 NM (0.93 km; 0.58 mi) northwest
Maniitsoq_Airport
Island in Nunavut, Canada
Nunavut, Canada. It is located in Merchants Bay, just to the south of Davis Strait, and off the eastern coast of Baffin Island. The smaller Aggijjat (formerly
Paallavvik
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