James Bay - James Bay

Japanese: ジェームズ湾 - じぇーむずわん(英語表記)James Bay
James Bay - James Bay

It is a branch of Hudson Bay on the border between Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It extends about 400 km south of Hudson Bay. It is about 220 km from east to west. It is covered with ice in winter. There are several small islands in the bay, including Akimiski Island. The west side of the bay is the Hudson Bay lowlands, while the east and south sides give way to the gently undulating Canadian Shield, made of granite and gneiss. The bay coast is a transition zone where coniferous forests change to tundra. A railway runs through Moosonee on the south coast of the bay. It was discovered by Henry Hudson in 1610 and named after James Thomas of England, who explored it in 1631.

[Otake Kazuhiko]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カナダ、オンタリオ州とケベック州の境にあるハドソン湾の支湾。ハドソン湾より南に400キロメートルほど入り込んでいる。東西約220キロメートル。冬季は氷に覆われる。湾内にはアキミスキ島をはじめいくつかの小島がある。湾西側はハドソン湾低地、東側と南側は低地からすぐに花崗(かこう)岩、片麻(へんま)岩からなる緩やかな起伏のカナダ楯状地(たてじょうち)に移る。湾岸は針葉樹林帯からツンドラ地域に移る漸移帯にあたる。湾南岸のムースニーに鉄道が通じる。1610年ヘンリー・ハドソンが発見し、31年に探検したイギリスのジェームズ・トーマスにちなみ名づけられた。

[大竹一彦]

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