Between 1997 and 2004, the bear population of Baffin Bay fell by about one-quarter.

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Its government has approved drilling this summer in Baffin Bay, close to its maritime boundary with Canada.

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And it suspended its Alpha-1S1 well in Baffin Bay after it did not reach its planned geological depth.

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"We went to a few small villages when we were in the north of Greenland and Baffin Island, " Lizoain told CNN.

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Mr. Hall died during a base-jumping expedition to Baffin Island in 2007.

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The fact that the Baffin polar bear population crosses a national boundary would suggest a need for the involvement of Canada's federal government.

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In the name of climate change science, researchers at NASA have dropped 90 rubber ducks into holes of Greenland's fastest moving glacier: the Jakobshavn Glacier in Baffin Bay.

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Leo Houlding, for example, parachuted into Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, then spent weeks climbing an iced-up rock tower called Mount Asgard, only to leap from the top in a wingsuit.

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Flashing its codename "Baffin" in the documents, this device does not seem destined for an appearance beyond Korean borders, but a unique blend of specs and rumors that it will arrive as the "Galaxy Grand" continue to intrigue.

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