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North Water
The largest polynya in the North American Arctic, located in northern Baffin Bay between Greenland and Ellesmere Island. Open water persisting through winter, sustained by currents and wind — a biological oasis in the frozen sea where whales, seals, and seabirds gather.
Etymology
English. Named by whalers who found open water where they expected ice.