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Hudson Bay

an inland sea in NE Canada: linked with the Atlantic by Hudson Strait; the S extension forms James Bay; discovered in 1610 by Henry Hudson. Area (excluding James Bay): 647 500 sq. km (250 000 sq. miles)
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Hudson Bay

 

an inland sea of the Arctic Ocean, which juts from the north deep into Canada. Linked by Hudson Strait to the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by a system of Canadian straits to the Arctic Ocean in the north. Area, 819,000 sq km. Average depth, 112 m; maximum depth, 301 m. Average volume, 92,000 cu km. The climate is arctic. The average temperature of the air in January is from −22‰ to −31‰ C, and in July from 5‰ C in the north to 15‰ C in the south. The currents form a cyclonic cycle. The temperature of the water in winter is below 0‰ C. In August it is from 3‰ C in the north to 9‰ C in the south. A salinity of 23–28.5 parts per thousand (‰) increases in the northwest to 29–30.5‰. From October through July the bay is covered with ice. Tides are semidiurnal, and their height reaches 7.9 m. In the deepwater layer the temperature of the water is from −1.8‰ to −2.2‰ C, and salinity is 32.5–33.3‰. Cod, herring, and flounder are caught, and there is seal hunting. The chief ports are Churchill and Port Nelson. The bay was discovered in 1610 by the English navigator H. Hudson.

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