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
Stephens Island (Torres Strait) local councillor and a mayor to constitute a council consisting of 15 councillors plus a mayor. This Wikipedia article contains material from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community histories: Stephens Island. Published by The State of Queensland under CC-BY-4.0, accessed on 2 July 2017. Stephens Island (Torres Strait) Stephens Island, called Ugar in the native language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago, located in the eastern section of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. The island is administratively managed by the local government area of the Torres Strait Island Region. Ugar (also known as Stephen Island) is situated in