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Hudson Bay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hudson Bay inland sea of North America, c.475,000 sq mi (1,230,000 sq km), c.850 mi (1,370 km) long and c.650 mi (1,050 km) wide, E central Canada. Hudson Bay and James Bay (its southern extension) and all their islands border Nunavut Territory, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. Hudson Strait (c.450 mi/720 km long) connects Hudson Bay with the Atlantic Ocean, and Foxe Channel leads to the Arctic Ocean. Mansel, Coats, and Southampton islands are at the northern end of the bay. Hudson Bay occupies the southernmost portion of the Hudson Bay Lowlands, a depression in the Canadian Shield formed ... Read more
Hudson's Bay Company
...purpose of trade and settlement in the Hudson Bay region of North America and for exploration...that drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay. The extent of this vast region was...a highly profitable business, but Hudson Bay was claimed also by the French, who... Read more
Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company English company chartered in 1670 to promote trade in the Hudson Bay region of North America and to seek a Northwest...was formed. Intense rivalry forced the Hudson's Bay Company into a more active role in w exploration... Read more

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