Hudson Bay

noun

1. a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1,370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).

Hudson Bay

/ ˈhʌdsən /

noun

1. 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)

Hudson Bay

1. Inland arm of the Atlantic Ocean in east-central Canada . Quebec , Ontario , Manitoba , and the Northwest Territories lie on its shores.

Notes

It was explored and named by Henry Hudson , who was searching for the Northwest Passage .

Example Sentences

Over 75 percent of the staff of the Hudson Bay Company was from Orkney alone.

From The Daily Beast

In November, two people were mauled in an unusual polar bear attack in the center of a town near Hudson Bay in Canada.

From The Daily Beast

As we have said, much of the timber used in the manufacture comes from the immense tracts of forest in the Hudson Bay Territory.

From Project Gutenberg

"It's one of the Hudson-bay Company's ships," remarked Raed.

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He could relate the most fantastic tales of his adventures at Hudson Bay and various lumber camps.

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The marten trappers of the Hudson Bay territory set their traps in the snow, often extending over a line of fifty miles.

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It was while engaged in this discouraging work that they met a trader belonging to the Hudson Bay Company.

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