What is the Hudson Bay?
Q: What is the Hudson Bay?
A: The Hudson Bay is a bay located in East-central Canada.
Q: What is the area of the Hudson Bay?
A: The area of the Hudson Bay is 316,000 square miles (819,000 square kilometres).
Q: What are the shores that belong to Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec?
A: The northern and western shores belong to Nunavut, the southern shore is split between Manitoba and Ontario, and the eastern shore belongs to Quebec.
Q: How is the Hudson Bay connected with the Atlantic Ocean?
A: The Hudson Bay is connected with the Atlantic Ocean through the Hudson Strait, located in the northeast of the bay.
Q: How is the Hudson Bay connected with the Arctic Ocean?
A: The Hudson Bay is connected with the Arctic Ocean through the Foxe Channel, located in the north part of the bay.
Q: Who discovered the Hudson Bay and when?
A: The Hudson Bay was discovered by the English explorer Henry Hudson in 1610.
Q: Who claimed the Hudson Bay and for which country?
A: Henry Hudson claimed the Hudson Bay for England.
