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During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
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Henry Hudson
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
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Northwest Passage
Sea route north of North America
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Hudson Bay
Large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada
Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay, is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of 1,230,000 km2 (470,000 sq mi). It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, northeast of Manitoba, and southeast of Nunavut, but politically entirely part of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)