Ungava Bay.

Ungava Bay (French: baie d'Ungava) is a large bay in northeastern Canada separating Nunavik (far northern Québec) from Baffin Island. The bay is shaped like a rounded square with a side length of about 180 kilometres and has an area of approximately 33,000 km² (12,720 mi²). It is generally fairly shallow, though at its border with the Atlantic Ocean depths of 300 metres (980 feet) are reached. Image File history File links Ungava_Bay_map. ... Image File history File links Ungava_Bay_map. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... The Nunavik Region of Quebec, Canada Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) is a region making up the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. ...

There are a number of islands within Ungava Bay. The largest, Akpatok Island, and others north of 60° N are part of the territory of Nunavut, whilst smaller islands south of 60° N belong to Québec. Akpatok Island and Ungava Bay. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Flower Purple Saxifrage Tree Bird Rock Ptarmigan Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (Independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 1 (Nancy Karetak-Lindell) 1 (Willie...

Although it is quite close to the open Atlantic (separated only by Hudson Strait), Ungava Bay is generally considered part of the Arctic because the land surrounding it has an exceedingly cold climate. Due to the influence of the Labrador Current, summers are too cold for tree growth and all the land surrounding the bay is treeless tundra. Typically, temperatures in summer at Kuujjuaq about twenty kilometres up the Koksoak River are about 7 °C (44 °F), whilst winter temperatures are about –20 °C (–4 °F). Precipitation averages around 400–450 millimetres per year, most of it falling in the summer. Hudson Strait is a strait connecting Hudson Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, running in an west-east direction. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border Satellite image of the Arctic surface The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole, opposite the Antarctican area around the South Pole. ... The Labrador Current is a cold current in the north Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia. ... Summer is a season that is astronomically defined as beginning around June 21, and ending around September 23 in the Northern Hemisphere. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... Kuujjuaq is the principal settlement in Nunavik. ... The Koksoak River (known in its upper reaches as the Kaniapiskau River - spelt by Francophones as the Caniapiscau River) is the principle river in Nunavik, Canada. ...

Ungava Bay is surrounded by numerous Inuit villages, the largest of which is Kuujjuaq at the mouth of the Koksoak River. Iron ore has been mined in the past, but despite the high grade of the ores the impossibility of cheap transportation meant that mining was discontinued early in the twentieth century. Traditional Inuit hunting activities still dominate the region's life, along with expensive adventure tourism. For other uses, see Inuit (disambiguation). ... Kuujjuaq is the principal settlement in Nunavik. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ...

The southwestern corner of Ungava Bay, along with Bay of Fundy, has either the highest or second-highest tidal ranges in the world. Some sources estimate the spring tide range at the mouth of the Leaf River (Rivière aux Feuilles) as being as high as 17 m or 56 ft. Attempts have been made to develop tidal power in the bay, but this is made difficult by the harsh climate and the fact that the bay is ice-free for only a small part of the year. The Bay of Fundy (French: ) is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. ... Tides are the cyclic rising and falling of Earths ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the Earth. ...

External links

• Northern Tidal Flows: Reliable New Power Source for Quebec? - Includes discussion of Ungava Bay as a feasible location for tidal power generation. (PESN; Aug. 14, 2006)

Coordinates: 59°00′N 67°30′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...