Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An inlet of Hudson Strait in northeast Quebec, Canada, between northern Labrador and Ungava Peninsula, which is bordered on the west by Hudson Bay.
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Kangertlualuksoak, in Ungava Bay, which is a collateral proof, that the neck of land, terminated to the N. by Cape Chudleigh, is of no great width.
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Ungava Bay, on the north coast of Quebec is a close second.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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The very shallow Ungava Bay in northern Quebec has tidal amplitudes of around 15 meters.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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Ungava Bay, on the north coast of Quebec is a close second.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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The very shallow Ungava Bay in northern Quebec has tidal amplitudes of around 15 meters.
Atlantic Ocean 2008
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This large ecoregion occupies a significant part of northern Quebec and most of Labrador, stretching from Hudson and James Bay to the west, southern Ungava Bay to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
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Parts of Ungava Bay in Quebec and sections of Labrador are also included in the Davis Strait.
Polar bears on the increase.... GayandRight 2007
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Parts of Ungava Bay in Quebec and sections of Labrador are also included in the Davis Strait.
Archive 2007-09-01 GayandRight 2007
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The western portion of this ecoregion is composed of the Larch Plateau and the Richmond Hills and has a hummocky surface with elevations ranging from 150 meters (m) above sea level (asl) near the coast of James Bay to 450 m asl further east, precipitation to flow eastward to Ungava Bay and westward to Hudson Bay.
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Mean annual precipitation varies greatly between 300-400 millimeters (mm) in the area directly south of Ungava Bay to 1000 mm in the southeastern part of this ecoregion.
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