James Bay Lowlands

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geographical region lowland wetland

The James Bay Lowlands is a vast, sparsely populated wetland and peatland region in northern Ontario, Canada, known for its rich mineral resources and extensive boreal and subarctic ecosystems.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
James Bay region 3
James Bay coast 2
James Bay lowlands 2

Statements (74)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
lowland ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
borders Hudson Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
contains Ring of Fire mineral district NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
drainedBy Albany River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Attawapiskat River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ekwan River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moose River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Severn River NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalSetting sedimentary basin overlying the Canadian Shield ⓘ
hasCharacteristic extensive peat deposits ⓘ
flat terrain ⓘ
low relief ⓘ
poorly drained ⓘ
seasonally flooded areas ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ
hasClimate cold climate ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ
hasEcosystemType boreal forest ⓘ
peatland ecosystem ⓘ
subarctic ecosystem ⓘ
wetland ecosystem ⓘ
hasFauna beaver ⓘ
black bear ⓘ
caribou ⓘ
fish species of northern rivers ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ
moose ⓘ
muskrat ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
wolves ⓘ
hasHydrology extensive wetlands ⓘ
numerous lakes ⓘ
slow-flowing rivers ⓘ
hasLandCover fens ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
open water ⓘ
peat bogs ⓘ
swamps ⓘ
hasNaturalResource base metals ⓘ
chromite ⓘ
copper ⓘ
gold (in broader region) ⓘ
minerals ⓘ
nickel ⓘ
peat ⓘ
zinc ⓘ
hasSoilType organic soils ⓘ
peat soils ⓘ
hasVegetationType black spruce ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
muskeg ⓘ
sedges ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ
sphagnum moss ⓘ
tamarack ⓘ
inhabitedBy Cree First Nations communities NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indigenous peoples ⓘ
isImportantFor Indigenous communities ⓘ
biodiversity conservation ⓘ
carbon storage ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
isKnownFor environmental sensitivity ⓘ
mineral exploration potential ⓘ
remote wilderness ⓘ
vast peatlands ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
locatedOn Hudson Bay Lowlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter James Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Canadian Shield physiographic region (broad context) NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

Ring of Fire (mineral region) → locatedIn → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
Cree peoples → traditionalTerritory → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay region
Moose Factory → region → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay region
Swampy Cree → traditionalTerritory → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay lowlands
Ontario Parks → regionServed → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hudson Bay Lowlands of Ontario
Kashechewan First Nation → locatedOn → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay coast
Kashechewan First Nation → region → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay region of Ontario
La Grande River → partOf → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay drainage basin
Moose Cree → traditionalTerritory → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay lowlands
Moose Cree → region → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay coast
James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement → appliesToRegion → James Bay Lowlands ⓘ
this entity surface form: James Bay region