English
Etymology
Named after English explorer William Baffin. Its native name is ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (qikiqtaalok, literally “very big island”).
Proper noun
Baffin Island
- A large island of Nunavut, Canada, north of the Canadian mainland.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) James Island, (obsolete) Baffin Land, (obsolete) Helluland
Translations
island
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 巴芬島 / 巴芬岛 (zh) (Bāfēn Dǎo)
- French: île de Baffin f, Terre de Baffin (fr) f, Île de Baffin (fr) f
- German: Baffininsel f
- Greek: Γη του Μπάφιν f (Gi tou Báfin), νήσος Μπάφιν f (nísos Báfin)
- Inuktitut: ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ (qikiqtaalok)
- Irish: Oileán Baffin m
- Japanese: バフィン島 (Bafin-shima)
- Old Norse: Helluland, please add this translation if you can
- Russian: Ба́ффинова Земля́ (ru) f (Báffinova Zemljá)
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