Hudson Strait facts for kids

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The Hudson's Bay Company ships Prince of Wales and Eddystone trading with the Inuit off the Upper Savage Islands, Hudson Strait; by Robert Hood (1819)

The Hudson Strait is a large waterway in Canada. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to a big inland sea called Hudson Bay. This strait is located between Baffin Island and the northern coast of Quebec.

At its eastern end, you'll find Cape Chidley and Resolution Island. The strait is about 450 miles (724 kilometers) long. Its width changes quite a bit, from 150 miles (241 kilometers) at its widest point to a minimum of 40 miles (64 kilometers).

Discovery and History

The Hudson Strait was found by an explorer named Henry Hudson in the year 1609. For a long time, people thought this strait might be the famous Northwest Passage. The Northwest Passage was a sea route that explorers hoped would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic. Finding this passage was a big goal for many years, as it would make trade routes much shorter.

Images for kids

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  Drift ice in Hudson Strait, late June 2014

See also

• In Spanish: Estrecho de Hudson para niños