The Baffin Basin is an
oceanic basin
In hydrology, an oceanic basin (or ocean basin) is anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater. Geologically, ocean basins are large geologic basins that are below sea level.
Most commonly the ocean is divided into basins fol ...
located in the middle of
Baffin Bay between
Baffin Island and
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
. With a maximum depth of over , the basin represents the deepest point of Baffin Bay. The basin formed as a result of
seafloor spreading
Seafloor spreading or Seafloor spread is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.
History of study
Earlier theories by Alfred Wegener a ...
at the time of the opening of Baffin Bay around 56 million years ago.
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Landforms of Baffin Bay
Oceanic basins of the Atlantic Ocean
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