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James Bay
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English
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Etymology
en James + en bay;
Arctic Ocean Named after en Thomas James (sea captain) Thomas James, who explored the region in the 1630s
Vancouver Island Named after en James Douglas (governor) James Douglas, Governor General of the crown colony of British Columbia
Proper noun
James Bay
en gulf p/Nunavut c/Canada at the southern end of sea/Hudson Bay ocean/Arctic Ocean. A large sub-arctic sea surrounded on three sides by land of en Ontario (on the west and south) and en Quebec (on the east and south), the southernmost extension of the Arctic Ocean.
en inlet haven/Inner Harbour harbour/Victoria Harbour city/Victoria r/Vancouver Island p/British Columbia c/Canada on the sea/Salish Sea ocean/Pacific Ocean.
en neighbourhood city/Victoria r/Vancouver Island p/British Columbia c/Canada, named after the inlet
en Birdcages<q:former name>
Translations
bay, part of Hudson Bay
Cree: cr
Northern East Cree: crl ᐧᐄᓂᐹᒄ cInanimate wiinipaakw
Southern East Cree: crj ᐧᐄᓂᐯᒄ cInanimate wiinipekw
French: fr baie James f
Inuktitut: iu
Ojibwe: oj
Further reading
en James Bay James Bay, Hudson Bay
en James Bay, Greater Victoria