William Baffin voyage. Baffin served as pilot of "Discovery", which left England under Captain Robert Bylot on 15 March. It carefully explored Hudson Strait in search of a Northwest Passage from the North Atlantic to the Far East. The accuracy of Baffin's tidal and astronomical observations on this voyage was confirmed when William Edward Parry passed over the same ground in 1821. Baffin again sailed as pilot of "Discovery" the next year. Leaving Gravesend on 26 March, he passed west of Greenland up the Davis Strait, discovering the large bay to its north which now bears his name, together with a series
Balikpapan Bay such as : Balikpapan Bay Balikpapan Bay (Indonesian : "Teluk Balikpapan"), is a bay in Indonesia, near Borneo island close to the city of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Indonesian company Pertamina has its largest oil refinery on the eastern side of the bay. Balikpapan Bay is located on the western side of Makassar Strait, in the south-west of the Pacific Ocean. The bay is bordering several areas. Balikpapan bay is the mouth of several rivers such as Wain River before merging into Makassar strait. Several public ports were located in Balikpapan Bay, such as: Private ports were also located