James Bay

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arm of the sea bay

James Bay is a large southern extension of Hudson Bay in northeastern Canada, known for its subarctic environment, rich marine and coastal ecosystems, and historical significance in early European exploration and the fur trade.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arm of the sea ⓘ
bay ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
borderedBy Ontario ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Quebec
coastlineFeature low-lying marshy shores ⓘ
numerous small islands ⓘ
connectedTo Hudson Bay ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
drainageBasin Hudson Bay region ⓘ
surface form: Hudson Bay drainage basin
hasClimate subarctic climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
hydroelectric development in surrounding region ⓘ
subsistence hunting ⓘ
hasFeature extensive tidal flats ⓘ
numerous coastal wetlands ⓘ
numerous estuaries ⓘ
sea ice in winter ⓘ
hasIndigenousInhabitants Cree peoples ⓘ
Inuit ⓘ
surface form: Inuit peoples
historicallyUsedBy Hudson's Bay Company ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor European exploration ⓘ
fur trade routes ⓘ
isImportantFor marine biodiversity ⓘ
migratory bird staging areas ⓘ
traditional Indigenous livelihoods ⓘ
knownFor historical significance in European exploration ⓘ
historical significance in the fur trade ⓘ
rich coastal ecosystems ⓘ
rich marine ecosystems ⓘ
subarctic environment ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic watershed ⓘ
Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form: eastern Canada

northeastern Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
surface form: province of Ontario

province of Quebec ⓘ
subarctic region ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Ontario ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form: Quebec
namedAfter Henry Hudson ⓘ
partOf Arctic drainage basin ⓘ
surface form: Arctic Ocean watershed

Hudson Bay ⓘ
James Bay Project region ⓘ
supportsSpecies beluga whales ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
seals ⓘ
waterBodyType saltwater bay ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Discovery → associatedWith → James Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship)
Nunavut → borderedBy → James Bay ⓘ
Hudson Bay region → borders → James Bay ⓘ
Northern Ontario → borders → James Bay ⓘ
Ontario → bordersWaterBody → James Bay ⓘ
Hudson Bay → connectedTo → James Bay ⓘ
Thomas James → exploredRegion → James Bay ⓘ
Quebec, Canada → hasBodyOfWater → James Bay ⓘ
subject surface form: Quebec
James Bay → name → James Bay ⓘ