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Hudson Strait
noun
- a strait connecting Hudson Bay and the Atlantic. 450 miles (725 km) long; 100 miles (160 km) wide.
Example Sentences
For example, a search for “ice” shows chilly landscapes in the Hudson Strait, the Swiss Alps and Antarctica — three places whose ice has waned with the warming climate.
These iceberg armadas often chugged through the Hudson Strait of Canada and may have discharged more ice into the Atlantic Ocean than contained in the entire ice cap of Greenland, raising ancient sea levels by 10 meters.
As they were now off the entrance to Hudson Strait, on the breeding grounds of the seal, their safety as regards food seemed to be assured.
Hudson Strait is about 450 m. long with an average breadth of 100 m., narrowing at one point to 45.
The average depth of water is about 70 fathoms, deepening at the entrance of Hudson Strait to 100 fathoms.
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