Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay (Inuktitut: Kangiqsualuk ilua,[1] French: baie d'Hudson), whiles (uisually heestorically) cried Hudson's Bay, is a muckle body o sautwatter in northeastren Canadae, wi a surface aurie o 1,230,000 square kilometre (470,000 sq mi).
Hudson Bay | |
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Hudson Bay, Canadae | |
Location | North Americae |
Coordinates | 60°N 085°W / 60°N 85°WCoordinates: 60°N 085°W / 60°N 85°W |
Ocean/sea sources | North Atlantic Ocean |
Basin kintras | Canada, Unitit States |
Max. lenth | 1,370 km (851.28 mi) |
Max. weenth | 1,050 km (652.44 mi) |
1,230,000 km2 (470,000 sq mi) | |
Average deepth | 100 metre (330 ft) |
Frozen | mid-December tae mid-Juin |
Islands | Belcher Islands, Ottawa Islands |
Settlements | Churchill |
References
eedit- ↑ "Wissenladen.de". Archived frae the original on 20 Januar 2012. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2016.