What is Davis Strait?
[[File:Map indicating Davis Strait.png|right|thumb|300px|Davis Strait, lying between Greenland and Nunavut, Canada.{{legend|#ffff66|Nunavut}}{{legend|#d5fe94|Quebec}}{{legend|#ecebb6|Newfoundland and Labrador}}{{legend|#ffffcc|Regions outside Canada (Greenland, Iceland)}}]] [[File:Sisimiut-nasaasaaq-from-palasip-qaqqaa.jpg|thumb|right|The coast of Davis Strait in western Greenland]] '''Davis Strait''' is a northern arm of the [[Labrador Sea]]. It is between mid-western [[Greenland]] and [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]'s [[Baffin Island]]. The strait was named for the English explorer [[John Davis (English explorer)|John Davis]] (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a [[Northwest Passage]]. It is the world's broadest strait. The water depth is between one and two thousand meters. The [[strait]] is much shallower than the [[Labrador Sea]] to the south or [[Baffin Bay]] to the north. It is on the coast line of [[Canada]]. ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{coord|65|N|58|W|type:waterbody_region:CA-NU_scale:8000000|display=title|name=Davis Strait}} {{Canada-stub}} [[Category:Straits of North America]] [[Category:Geography of Greenland]] [[Category:Nunavut]] [[Category:Atlantic Ocean]]