"James Bay" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: James + bay; * (Arctic Ocean): Named after Thomas James, who explored the region in the 1630s * (Vancouver Island): Named after James Douglas, Governor General of the crown colony of British Columbia Etymology templates: {{m|en|James}} James, {{m|en|bay}} bay, {{sense|Arctic Ocean}} (Arctic Ocean):, {{sense|Vancouver Island}} (Vancouver Island): Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=James Bay}} James Bay
  1. A gulf of Nunavut, Canada, at the southern end of Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean. A large sub-arctic sea surrounded on three sides by land of Ontario (on the west and south) and Quebec (on the east and south), the southernmost extension of the Arctic Ocean. Categories (place): Gulfs, Places in Canada Translations (James Bay, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean): Baie James (French), ᐧᐄᓂᐹᒄ class (wiinipaakw) [inanimate] (Northern East Cree), ᐧᐄᓂᐯᒄ class (wiinipekw) [inanimate] (Southern East Cree)
    Sense id: en-James_Bay-en-name-Jp1FJhx8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Northern East Cree terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Southern East Cree terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Northern East Cree terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 43 29 29 Disambiguation of Southern East Cree terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 45 28 27 Disambiguation of 'James Bay, Hudson Bay, Arctic Ocean': 57 24 19
  2. An inlet in Inner Harbour, Victoria Harbour, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, on the Salish Sea, Pacific Ocean Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-James_Bay-en-name-N8PpzVcb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35
  3. A neighbourhood of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named after the inlet Categories (place): Neighbourhoods in British Columbia, Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada Synonyms: Birdcages (alt: former name)
    Sense id: en-James_Bay-en-name-FCcff3TH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 34 35

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