Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The southern arm of Hudson Bay, in east-central Canada between northeast Ontario and western Quebec.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario
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North America; but towards the end of June the French canoes glided out on the arm of the sea called James Bay, hoisted the French flag, and in solemn council with the Indians presented gifts to induce them to come down the Saguenay to Quebec.
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However, in the mid 1980s, following pressure from sport-hunting and fishing groups, the Canadian authorities granted access to the region (via a previously locked road, known as the James Bay highway, which had been constructed for a hydro-electric project).
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No, we are not enjoying a rural life style in a village as James Bay Village simply refers to the heart of the historical district of Victoria, British Columbia known as "James Bay".
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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Two weeks ago I travelled to this community on the James Bay coast to see why conditions had become so extreme that local leaders felt compelled to declare a state of emergency.
Charlie Angus: What if They Declared an Emergency and No One Came? Charlie Angus 2011
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Two weeks ago I travelled to this community on the James Bay coast to see why conditions had become so extreme that local leaders felt compelled to declare a state of emergency.
Charlie Angus: What if They Declared an Emergency and No One Came? Charlie Angus 2011
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James Bay looked beautifully moody on this grey spring day.
Archive 2009-03-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Labels: Daffodil, James Bay, Pittosporum, Tea posted by Ayala Sender @ 11:49:00 PM
Ode to James Bay Ayala Sender 2009
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Labels: Daffodil, James Bay, Pittosporum, Tea posted by Ayala Sender @ 11:49:00 PM
Archive 2009-03-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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Polar bears in Hudson and James Bay are particularly vulnerable in this respect.
Potential impacts of indirect mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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In reality, this air comes from somewhere around James Bay.
And so it begins . . . jhetley 2009
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