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Hudson Bay

(Encyclopedia)Hudson Bay, inland sea of North America, c.475,000 sq mi (1,230,000 sq km), c.850 mi (1,370 km) long and c.650 mi (1,050 km) wide, E central Canada. Hudson Bay and James Bay (its southern extension) a...

Humboldt Bay

(Encyclopedia)Humboldt Bay: see Jayapura, Indonesia. ...

Huna Bay

(Encyclopedia)Huna Bay: see Húnaflói, Iceland. ...

Herne Bay

(Encyclopedia)Herne Bay hûrn [key], town, Kent, SE England. It is a resort with 7 mi (11 km) of coast and ...

Glace Bay

(Encyclopedia)Glace Bay glās [key], town, E Cape Breton Island, N.S., Canada. Exploitation of its coal min...

Georgian Bay

(Encyclopedia)Georgian Bay, large northeastern extension of Lake Huron, S Ont., Canada, separated from Lake Huron by Manitoulin Island and by the Bruce Peninsula; Lucas Channel is its chief connection with Lake Hur...

Fortune Bay

(Encyclopedia)Fortune Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.80 mi (130 km) long, S Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Its shores are lined with many fishing villages. The French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon are at its m...

Frobisher Bay

(Encyclopedia)Frobisher Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 150 mi (240 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (32–64 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Cutting deeply into SE Baffin Island, it has steep, deeply indented sh...

Galway Bay

(Encyclopedia)Galway Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, W Republic of Ireland, in counties Galway and Clare. The Aran Islands protect its entrance. Numerous islands dot the Galway Bay, which rece...

Gaspé Bay

(Encyclopedia)Gaspé Bay găsˈpā, gäspāˈ [key], deep inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 22 mi (35 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the east end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The village of Gaspé...