Hudson Bay ( or ; ), sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of. It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, north east of Manitoba and southeast of Nunavut, but politically entirely part of Nunavut. Although not geographically apparent, it is for climatic reasons considered to be a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It drains a very large area, about, that includes parts of southeastern Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, all of Manitoba, and parts of the U.S. states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Hudson Bay's southern arm is called James Bay. The Eastern Cree name for Hudson and James Bay is (Southern dialect) or (Northern dialect), meaning muddy or brackish water. Lake Winnipeg is similarly named by the local Cree, as is the location for the city of Winni
Hudson Bay (o ; ), a veces llamado Hudson's Bay (usualmente históricamente), es un gran cuerpo de agua salada en el noreste de Canadá con una superficie de. Está situado al norte de Ontario, al oeste de Quebec, al noreste de Manitoba y al sudeste de Nunavut, pero políticamente en su totalidad parte de Nunavut. Aunque no geográficamente aparente, es por razones climáticas se considera un mar marginal del Océano Ártico. Se drena una área muy grande, aproximadamente, que incluye partes del sudeste de Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, todo de Manitoba, y partes de los Estados Unidos de Dakota del Norte, Dakota del Sur, Minnesota, y Montana. El brazo sur de Hudson Bay se llama James Bay. El nombre Eastern Cree para Hudson y James Bay es (dialecto sur) o dialecto (norte), lo que significa mudo o brackish para el lago de Winnipish, llamado por la localidad de Cree.