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

Last month, the eastern half of Hudson Bay, home to the world’s most-studied polar bears, went ice free a month earlier than usual.

From New York Times

His 160-acre stake stood on disputed land operated by Canada’s Hudson Bay Company as a sheep farm, managed by its agent, Charles Griffin, owner of the deceased pig.

From Seattle Times

For the polar bears of Manitoba, Canada, the sea ice that envelops western Hudson Bay for most of the year is the ideal hunting ground for a feast of blubber-rich seals.

From National Geographic

The study focused on the southern-most extent of polar bear range in the western Hudson Bay, where climate warming is likely impacting the bears at a faster rate than other Arctic regions.

From Science Daily

In western Hudson Bay, the ice-free period is three weeks longer now than it was in the 1970s, and polar bears currently spend about 130 days on land during the year.

From New York Times