Arctic voyages arelucrative, in demand, and relatively safe (pirates are few and far between in Baffin Bay).

北极游的优势在于获利丰厚，需求量大同时较为安全——在巴芬湾很难看到海盗的踪迹。

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That data provided an estimated average winter temperature in southern Baffin Bay of about 3.3 degrees C (37.9 F).

这些数据提供了巴芬湾南部冬季平均温度的估计值，约为3.3度（华氏温度37.9度）。

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A beluga needs to surface for air about every half mile; free flowing water was more than13miles away in baffin bay.

一条白鲸每游半英里就得浮出水面换气，而巴芬湾的未冻水域还有13英里之遥。

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

WSJ: Are Polar Bears Really Disappearing?

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

ECONOMIST: Oil drilling in the Arctic

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

BBC: Greenland blow for Edinburgh-based Cairn Energy