Hudson Bay
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).
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How to use Hudson Bay in a sentence
Over 75 percent of the staff of the Hudson Bay Company was from Orkney alone.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality | Noah Caldwell | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn November, two people were mauled in an unusual polar bear attack in the center of a town near Hudson Bay in Canada.
How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom | Nina Strochlic | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs we have said, much of the timber used in the manufacture comes from the immense tracts of forest in the Hudson Bay Territory.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | Various"It's one of the Hudson-bay Company's ships," remarked Raed.
Left on Labrador | Charles Asbury StephensHe could relate the most fantastic tales of his adventures at Hudson Bay and various lumber camps.
The Missing Formula | Mildred A. Wirt, AKA Ann Wirt
The marten trappers of the Hudson Bay territory set their traps in the snow, often extending over a line of fifty miles.
Popular Adventure Tales | Mayne ReidIt was while engaged in this discouraging work that they met a trader belonging to the Hudson Bay Company.
The Life of Kit Carson | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for Hudson Bay
/ (ˈhʌdsən) /
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)
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Cultural definitions for Hudson Bay
Inland arm of the Atlantic Ocean in east-central Canada. Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and the Northwest Territories lie on its shores.
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