Baffin Bay less than deep near the coast, where the sea bottom is covered with gravel, crushed stone and sand. In the center, there is a deep pit called the Baffin Basin, reaching (see ), which is mostly covered in silt. Currents form a cyclonic circulation. On the eastern periphery, in summer, the West Greenland Current transports water from the Atlantic Ocean to the North. In its western part, the Baffin Island Current brings the Arctic waters to the south. The climate is Arctic with frequent storms, especially in winter. Average January temperatures are in the south and on the north. In
Stokes Bay (South Australia) Stokes Bay (South Australia) Stokes Bay is a bay in South Australia on the northern coast of Kangaroo Island located about west of the town of Kingscote. It is described as being the largest of a number of coves located along the coast between Cape Dutton about to the west and Cape Cassini about to the east. The source of the bay's name is reported as taking its names from "supposedly takes its name from the first mate of the "Hartley" which arrived in South Australia in October 1837" and is not to be confused with a Henry Stokes (c.1808-1898),