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James Bay is important in the history of Canada as one of the most hospitable parts of the Hudson Bay region, although it has had a low human population. It was an area of importance to the Hudson's Bay Company and British expansion into Canada .
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 ...
The Twin Islands (Cree language: Mah-Nah-Woo-Na-N) [1] are similarly shaped Arctic islands in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada. They are located in central James Bay, 56 km (35 mi) north east of Akimiski Island, and 58 km (36 mi) west of Quebec. [2] The group includes North Twin and South Twin islands.
Akimiski Island [1] is the largest island in James Bay (a southeasterly extension of Hudson Bay), Canada, which is part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the territory of Nunavut. It has an area of 3,001 km 2 (1,159 sq mi), making it the 163rd largest island in the world , and Canada's 29th largest island .
North Twin Island is an uninhabited Arctic island located east of Akimiski Island in James Bay on the southern end of Hudson Bay. The smaller, similarly shaped, South Twin Island is located approximately 10 km southeast. Together, they are known as the Twin Islands, and are part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
The Hudson Complex is a marine ecoregion in Canada, part of the Arctic marine realm. The Hudson Complex includes Hudson Bay and smaller James Bay to the south, as well as the Foxe Basin, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay. The Canadian mainland surrounds the Hudson Complex on the west and south and Baffin Island on the north. Straits connect the ...
It lies on the western shore where James Bay joins Hudson Bay. The terrain is part of the Hudson Bay Lowlands and features unspoiled low-lying tundra [ 2 ] in the Hudson Plains ecozone . Administered by Ontario Parks , the 23,552-square-kilometre (9,093 sq mi) Polar Bear Provincial Park is the largest park in Ontario.
Weston Island is an uninhabited island in James Bay and is part of Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is lies between South Twin Island and Trodely Island. [1]