Baffin Bay July, the average temperature is . The annual precipitation is on the Greenland side and about twice as much near Baffin Island. The water temperature at the surface is below in winter. In summer, it varies from in the south-east to and below at north-west. The salinity exceeds 34‰ (parts per thousand) in winter. In summer, it is 32‰ on the east and 30–31‰ on the west. Deep waters are formed as a result of mixing of Arctic and Atlantic waters; their temperature is about and salinity is 34.5 ‰. In winter, 80% of the bay is covered with continuous
Stokes Bay (South Australia) a sealer who lived on Kangaroo Island prior to 1836 or a John Stokes who arrived on the island in 1817 and who is reported as residing at Stokes Bay. 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