Davis Strait Davis Strait Davis Strait () is a northern arm of the Labrador Sea. It lies between mid-western Greenland and Nunavut, Canada's Baffin Island. To the north is Baffin Bay. The strait was named for the English explorer John Davis (1550–1605), who explored the area while seeking a Northwest Passage. By the 1650s it was used for whale hunting. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows: "On the North." The Southern limit of Baffin Bay [The parallel of 70° North between Greenland and Baffin Land<nowiki>]</nowiki>. "On the East." The Southwest coast of Greenland. "On the
Laura Bay, South Australia Laura Bay, South Australia Laura Bay is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula overlooking the Great Australian Bight about north-west of the Adelaide city centre and about south east of the town centre of Ceduna. The boundaries of the locality were created in 1999 for the “long established name.” Laura Bay consists of land associated with a section of coastline that includes, from west to east, part of the east coast of Decres Bay, the promontory known as Cape D’Estrees and part of the north coast of Smoky