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Ringed seals are common elsewhere along James Bay and polar bears can be seen hunting the seals as prey. [4] Beluga whales within James Bay basin could be distinct from those found in Hudson Bay. [5] Hundreds of rivers flow into James Bay. The geography of the region gives many of them similar characteristics.
The municipality of Baie-James was created in 1971 and was run by the board of directors of the Société de développement de la Baie James.It managed the territory of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement between the 49th and 55th parallel, with the exception of the Cree Category 1 lands and the enclaves of Chapais, Chibougamau, Lebel-sur-Quévillon and Matagami.
James Bay is a high density neighbourhood of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest residential neighbourhood on the west coast of North America that is north of San Francisco . It occupies the south side of the Inner Harbour close to downtown.
The James Bay region, also known as Jamésie, is a 350,000 km 2 (135,136 sq mi) territory, bordered by the 49th and 55th parallels, James Bay on the western side and by the drainage divide with the Saint Lawrence River basin on the eastern side. [5]
Grey Goose Island is one of several, larger, uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within the midsection of James Bay.Other comparable islands in the area include the Bear Islands, North and South Twin Islands, Spencer Island, Sunday Island, and Walter Island. [1]
Southern James Bay is a coastal wetland complex in northeastern Ontario, Canada bordering James Bay and Quebec. It was designated as a wetland of international importance via the Ramsar Convention on May 27, 1987. The shallow waters of the James Bay region represent an important late autumn staging area for migratory, Arctic-breeding waterbirds ...
Walter Island is one of several uninhabited Canadian arctic islands in Nunavut, Canada located within James Bay. It is 3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) in size, [1] and is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) east of North Twin Island. [2] The island takes part in surveys for polar bear summer refuge. [3]
These changes have affected the Cree and Inuit peoples who live along the Eastmain River and James Bay coast, making it more difficult for them to travel in winter and reducing their access to fish in the river. Upper Eastmain River with Otish Mountains. In 2005, a further hydroelectric project on the upper Eastmain River was under construction.