Davis Strait
The Davis Strait is a southern arm of the
Extent
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Davis Strait as follows:[1]
On the North. The Southern limit of Baffin Bay [The parallel of 70° North between Greenland and Baffin Land].
On the East. The Southwest coast of Greenland.
On the South. The parallel of 60° North between Greenland and Labrador.
On the West. The Eastern limit of the Northwestern Passages South of 70° North [the East coast of Baffin Island to East Bluff, its Southeastern extremity] and of Hudson Strait [A line from East Bluff, the Southeast extreme of Baffin Island (61°53′N 65°57′W / 61.883°N 65.950°W), to Point Meridian, the Western extreme of Lower Savage Islands, along the coast to its Southwestern extreme and thence a line across to the Western extreme of Resolution Island, through its Southwestern shore to Hatton Headland, its Southern point, thence a line to Cape Chidley, Labrador (60°24′N 64°26′W / 60.400°N 64.433°W)].
Geology
The Davis Strait is underlain by complex geological features of buried
Depth
With a water depth of between one and two thousand meters the strait is substantially shallower than the Labrador Sea to the south.
Tides
The strait is famous for its fierce tides that can range from 30 to 60 ft (9.1 to 18.3 m), which discouraged many earlier explorers.[citation needed]
Oil and gas
References
- ^ "Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. 1953. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "90 Billion Barrels of Oil and 1,670 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas Assessed in the Arctic". US Geological Survey (USGS). 23 July 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the West Greenland" (PDF). US Geological Survey (USGS). May 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Lisa Gregoire (15 May 2014). "Greenland pushing ahead with oil and gas development". Nunatsiaq Online. Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Current Licences". Bureau of Mineral and Petroleum (Greenland). Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Map of exclusive hydrocarbon licences" (PDF). Bureau of Mineral and Petroleum (Greenland). February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Approved Hydrocarbon Activities". Bureau of Mineral and Petroleum (Greenland). 31 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
Further reading
- Boertmann, David. Mapping of Oil Spill Sensitive Areas in the Davis Strait, West Greenland A Review of Biological Data in Relation to Oil Spill Sensitivity Mapping, with an Identification of Data Gaps. Copenhagen, Denmark: Greenland Environmental Research Institute, 1992.
- Crawford, R. E. Life History of the Davis Strait Greenland Halibut, with Reference to the Cumberland Sound Fishery. Winnipeg: Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans, 1992.
- Drüe, C.; Heinemann, G. (2001). "Airborne Investigation of Arctic Boundary-Layer Fronts over the Marginal Ice Zone of the Davis Strait". Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 101 (2): 261–292. S2CID 117719555.
- Heide-Jørgensen, M.P.; Stern, H.; Laidre, K.L. (2007). "Dynamics of the sea ice edge in Davis Strait". Journal of Marine Systems. 67 (1–2): 170–178. .
- Credland, Arthur (1998). "The Greenland and Davis Strait trade 1740–1880. A.G.E. Jones. 1997. Bluntisham: Bluntisham Books, xxxiii + 230 p, hard cover. ISBN 1-871999-08-1". Polar Record. 34 (189): 162–163. .
- Jørgensen, O. A.; Hvingel, C.; Møller, P. R.; Treble, M. A. (2005). "Identification and mapping of bottom fish assemblages in Davis Strait and southern Baffin Bay". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 62 (8): 1833–1852. doi:10.1139/f05-101.
- Mallory, Mark L.; Roberston, Gregory J.; Moenting, Alissa (2006). "Marine plastic debris in northern fulmars from Davis Strait, Nunavut, Canada". Marine Pollution Bulletin. 52 (7): 813–815. PMID 16753186.
- Ross, W. Gillies. Arctic Whalers, Icy Seas Narratives of the Davis Strait Whale Fishery. Toronto, Canada: Irwin Pub, 1985. ISBN 0-7725-1524-7
External links
- June 2005 satellite photograph of Davis Strait from MODIS, showing meltwater ponds