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The Hudson Bay Lowlands is a vast wetland located between the Canadian Shield and southern shores of Hudson Bay and James Bay.[1]

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  1. 50 relations: Albany River, Attawapiskat First Nation, Attawapiskat River, Beluga whale, Bog, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Canadian Shield, Chromite, Churchill River (Hudson Bay), Conifer, Cree, Eastmain River, Ekwan River, Fawn River (Ontario), First Nations in Canada, Fly fishing, Forest, Fort Severn First Nation, Geography of Canada, Geology of Ontario, Glacial period, Harricana River, Hayes River, Hudson Bay, Hudson's Bay Company, Inland sea, James Bay, Manitoba, Moose Factory, Moosonee, Nelson River, Nickel, Ojibwe, Ontario, Peat, Pinniped, Polar bear, Quebec, Rankin Inlet, Ring of Fire (Northern Ontario), River, Rupert River, Severn River (Hudson Bay), Snow goose, Wet meadow, Wetland, Winisk River, Wolverine, Yellow rail.

  2. Geography of Northern Ontario
  3. Hudson Bay
  4. Physiographic regions of Canada
  5. Wetlands of Ontario

Albany River

The Albany River (script kistachowan sipi) is a river in Northern Ontario, Canada, which flows northeast from Lake St. Joseph in Northwestern Ontario and empties into James Bay.

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Attawapiskat First Nation

The Attawapiskat First Nation (Cree: ᐋᐦᑕᐙᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ, "People of the parting of the rocks"; unpointed: ᐊᑕᐗᐱᐢᑲᑐᐎ ᐃᓂᓂᐧᐊᐠ) is an isolated First Nation located in Kenora District in northern Ontario, Canada, at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River on James Bay. Hudson Bay Lowlands and Attawapiskat First Nation are wetlands of Ontario.

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Attawapiskat River

The Attawapiskat River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada, that flows east from Attawapiskat Lake to James Bay.

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Beluga whale

The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean.

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Bog

A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield (Bouclier canadien), also called the Laurentian Shield or the Laurentian Plateau, is a geologic shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks. Hudson Bay Lowlands and Canadian Shield are Physiographic regions of Canada.

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Chromite

Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds.

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Churchill River (Hudson Bay)

The Churchill River is a major river in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada.

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Conifer

Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms.

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Cree

The Cree (script, néhiyaw, nihithaw, etc.; Cri) are a North American Indigenous people.

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Eastmain River

The Eastmain River, formerly written East Main, is a river in west central Quebec. It rises in central Quebec and flows west to James Bay, draining an area of. The First Nations Cree village of Eastmain is located beside the mouth.

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Ekwan River

The Ekwan River is a river in Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

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Fawn River (Ontario)

The Fawn River is a river in the north of the Unorganized Part of Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

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First Nations in Canada

First Nations (Premières Nations) is a term used to identify Indigenous peoples in Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis.

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Fly fishing

Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish.

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Forest

A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.

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Fort Severn First Nation

Fort Severn First Nation (Waśaho Ininiwak) is a Western Swampy Cree First Nation band government located on the Severn River near Hudson Bay.

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Geography of Canada

Canada has a vast geography that occupies much of the continent of North America, sharing a land border with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest.

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Geology of Ontario

The geology of Ontario is the study of rock formations in the most populated province in Canada- it is home to some of the oldest rock on Earth.

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Glacial period

A glacial period (alternatively glacial or glaciation) is an interval of time (thousands of years) within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances.

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Harricana River

The Harricana River (Rivière Harricana) (also known as Harricanaw River) is a river in western Quebec and northeastern Ontario, Canada.

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Hayes River

The Hayes River is a river in Northern Manitoba, Canada, that flows from Molson Lake to Hudson Bay at York Factory.

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Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is an American and Canadian-based retail business group. Hudson Bay Lowlands and Hudson's Bay Company are Hudson Bay.

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Inland sea

An inland sea (also known as an epeiric sea or an epicontinental sea) is a continental body of water which is very large in area and is either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to an ocean by a river, strait or "arm of the sea".

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James Bay

James Bay (Baie James; dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.

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Moose Factory

Moose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada.

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Moosonee

Moosonee is a town in northern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately south of James Bay.

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Nelson River

The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba.

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Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

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Ojibwe

The Ojibwe (syll.: ᐅᒋᐺ; plural: Ojibweg ᐅᒋᐺᒃ) are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland (Ojibwewaki ᐅᒋᐺᐘᑭ) covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and throughout the northeastern woodlands.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Peat

Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter.

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Pinniped

Pinnipeds (pronounced), commonly known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic, mostly marine mammals.

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Polar bear

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Rankin Inlet

Rankin Inlet (Kangiqliniq; Inuktitut syllabics: ᑲᖏᕿᓂᖅor Kangirliniq, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, or Kangir&iniq meaning deep bay/inlet) is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada.

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Ring of Fire (Northern Ontario)

The Ring of Fire is a vast, mineral-rich region located in the remote James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, Canada.

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River

A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

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Rupert River

The Rupert River is one of the largest rivers in Quebec, Canada. From its headwaters in Lake Mistassini, the largest natural lake in Quebec, it flows west into Rupert Bay on James Bay. The Rupert drains an area of sqmi. There is some extremely large whitewater on the river, but paddlers can avoid much of it by portage routes on the side.

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Severn River (Hudson Bay)

The Severn River is a river in northern Ontario.

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Snow goose

The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America.

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Wet meadow

A wet meadow is a type of wetland with soils that are saturated for part or all of the growing season which prevents the growth of trees and brush.

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Wetland

A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally for a shorter periods.

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Winisk River

The Winisk River is a river in northern Ontario, Canada, that starts at Wunnummin Lake and flows east to Winisk Lake.

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Wolverine

The wolverine (Gulo gulo), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, kwiihkwahaacheew), is the largest land-dwelling member of the family Mustelidae.

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Yellow rail

The yellow rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) is a small secretive marsh bird of the family Rallidae that is found in North America.

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See also

Geography of Northern Ontario

Hudson Bay

Physiographic regions of Canada

Wetlands of Ontario

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Bay_Lowlands

Also known as Hudson Bay Lowland, Hudson bay lowalands.