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
Grand Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) Grand Bay area; among them is Wilson Kettle who was entered in the Guinness World Records as having the largest number of living descendants. Grand Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador) Grand Bay ( NST) is a small bay immediately to the west of Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Canada. Two communities line the bay, on the east is Grand Bay East and on the west, Grand Bay West. Grand Bay first appeared on Captain James Cook's 1766 chart of the south coast of Newfoundland. It was the landing place for Micmac and French groups who crossed the Cabot Strait in the early