Ungava Bay

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Ungava Bay
Aerial view of north-eastern Ungava Bay close to Cape Chidley, seen from north-west towards south-east. In the foreground is drift-ice, in mid-July.
Ungava Bay
Location	Hudson Strait
Coordinates	59°30′N 67°30′W / 59.500°N 67.500°W / 59.500; -67.500 (Ungava Bay)[1]
Ocean/sea sources	Arctic Ocean
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	320 km (200 mi)
Max. width	260 km (160 mi)
Surface area	c. 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
References	"Ungava Bay", Encyclopædia Britannica, 15th edition (1992), Vol. 12, p. 129

Ungava Bay (French: baie d'Ungava, pronounced [bɛ d‿œ̃ɡava]; Inuktitut: ᐅᖓᕙ ᑲᖏᖅᓗᒃ/ungava kangiqluk) is a bay in Nunavut, Canada separating Nunavik (far northern Quebec) from Baffin Island. Although not geographically apparent, it is considered to be a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean for climatic reasons. The bay is roughly oval-shaped, about 260 km (160 mi) at its widest point and about 320 km (200 mi) in length; it has an area of approximately 50,000 km² (19,000 sq mi). It is generally fairly shallow, under 150 m (490 ft), though at its border with the Atlantic Ocean depths of almost 300 m (980 ft) are reached.