Ungava Bay
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Geography
Although it is quite close to the open Atlantic (separated only by Hudson Strait), Ungava Bay is part of the Arctic Ocean. Ungava Bay is separated from Hudson Bay by the Ungava Peninsula. Of the many islands in Ungava Bay, Akpatok Island is largest. Bathymetric studiesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". suggest that Ungava Bay may be the remnant of an impact crater (age unknown) approximately Template:Cvt in diameter.
The southwestern corner of Ungava Bay vies with the Bay of Fundy for the highest tidal range in the world.[2] Some sourcesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". estimate the spring tide range at the mouth of the Leaf River as being as high as Script error: No such module "convert".. Attempts have been made to study the potential for producing electricity using tidal power in the bay,[3][4][5] 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.
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 Template:Cvt up the Koksoak River are about Template:Cvt, while winter temperatures are about Template:Cvt. Precipitation averages around Template:Cvt per year, most of it falling in the summer.
Human development
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 in 1980. Traditional Inuit hunting activities still dominate the region's life, along with adventure tourism.
See also
References
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- ↑ Charles T. O'Reilly, Ron Solvason, and Christian Solomon. "Resolving the World's largest tides", in J.A Percy, A.J. Evans, P.G. Wells, and S.J. Rolston (Editors) 2005: The Changing Bay of Fundy-Beyond 400 years, Proceedings of the 6th Bay of Fundy Workshop, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, 29 September 2004, to 2 October 2004. Environment Canada-Atlantic Region, Occasional Report no. 23. Dartmouth, NS and Sackville, NB.
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External links
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- Across Arctic Ungava (1949). An online documentary from the National Film Board of Canada.
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