Canada Hudson Bay drainage
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| Hudson Bay Watershed | |
| drainage basin | |
 The Hudson Bay Watershed drains to the Davis Strait, a sea north of the 60th parallel north that extends east from the Labrador Peninsula (the Atlantic Ocean on the North American coast is south of the parallel).[1]
NOTE: The map has Davis Strait mislabeled as "Labrador Sea", which is also south of the 60th parallel.[1] |
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| Countries | Canada, United States |
|---|---|
| Part of | Arctic Watershed of North America |
| Borders on | S: Atlantic Watershed of North America W: Pacific Watershed of North America |
| Location | Triple Divide Peak, Montana |
| - coordinates | 48°34′23″N 113°31′00″W / 48.57306°N 113.5166667°W |
| Highest point | Snow Dome (Canada) [verification needed] |
| - location | Columbia Icefield, Alberta |
| - coordinates | 52°11′18″N 117°18′57″W / 52.18833°N 117.31583°W |
Not to be confused with Hudson Bay drainage in the United States.
The Hudson Bay drainage in Canada is the majority of the Hudson Bay Watershed, which has small United States portions in Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota. The headpoints of the watershed are on the Continental Divide of the Americas, and the watershed's outlet at the Davis Strait is the Hudson Strait's mouth between Resolution Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region and Cape Chidley on the Labrador Peninsula.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Limits of Oceans and Seas, 1953, http://www.iho-ohi.net/iho_pubs/standard/S-23/S23_1953.pdf, retrieved 2010-11-26
