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
Surigao Strait Surigao Strait Surigao Strait (Filipino: "Kipot ng Surigaw") is a strait in the southern Philippines, between the Bohol Sea and the Leyte Gulf of the Philippine Sea. It is located between the regions of Visayas and Mindanao. It lies between northern Mindanao Island and Panaon Island, and between the Dinagat Islands and Leyte island. The strait is deep but has a strong current, up to . The northern entrance of the Surigao Strait is marked by a navigation light on Suluan Island. The Hibuson island lies at the north end of the Surigao Strait. It is regularly crossed by numerous