Why is the Hudson Bay called a bay and not a sea?
In: Planetary Science
The differences are semantic. Why is the American continent not an island? Why is the Sea of Galilee not (always called) a lake? What exactly is the East River in New York?
It’s been called a bay for so long, no one wants to fight about it. But yes, it is a continental (mostly surrounded by land) sea with an outlet to an ocean. But which? It connects to the Arctic Circle and the Arctic Ocean. But more water goes east to the Atlantic.
James Bay is the southern area. It’s bays all the way down.
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