James Bay
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]- (Arctic Ocean): Named after Thomas James, who explored the region in the 1630s
- (Vancouver Island): Named after James Douglas, Governor General of the crown colony of British Columbia
Proper noun
[edit]- A gulf of Nunavut, Canada, at the southern end of Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean. A large sub-arctic sea surrounded on three sides by land of Ontario (on the west and south) and Quebec (on the east and south), the southernmost extension of the Arctic Ocean.
- An inlet in Inner Harbour, Victoria Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, on the Salish Sea, Pacific Ocean
- A neighbourhood of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the inlet
- Synonym: Birdcages (former name)
Translations
[edit]James Bay, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean
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Further reading
[edit]- James Bay, Hudson Bay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- James Bay, Greater Victoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia