William Baffin was born in 1584, nothing is known about the place and date. Baffin was an English navigator and explorer. He is best known for his attempt to discover a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, becoming the first European to discover Baffin...
Narwhals are increasingly under stress due to the growing shipping traffic. (Foto: Heiner Kubny) Researchers have found evidence that the ever-increasing shipping traffic along Baffin Island puts narwhals under stress. Moreover, narwhals are also threatened in their...