The Baffin Basin is an

oceanic basin In hydrology, an oceanic basin (or ocean basin) is anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater. Geologically, ocean basins are large  geologic basins that are below sea level. Most commonly the ocean is divided into basins fol ...

located in the middle of Baffin Bay between Baffin Island and

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. With a maximum depth of over , the basin represents the deepest point of Baffin Bay. The basin formed as a result of

seafloor spreading Seafloor spreading or Seafloor spread is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge. History of study Earlier theories by Alfred Wegener a ...

at the time of the opening of Baffin Bay around 56 million years ago.

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* Landforms of Baffin Bay Oceanic basins of the Atlantic Ocean {{Ocean-stub