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Hudson Bay freezes over completely in winter
- Shallow and surrounded by land—yet part of the Arctic Ocean—Hudson Bay freezes over completely in winter and becomes ice-free for a period in summer and autumn. The sea ice typically melts away between June and August, and the bay begins to freeze over again in late October or November.
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Jul 11, 2023 · Shallow and surrounded by land—yet part of the Arctic Ocean—Hudson Bay freezes over completely in winter and becomes ice-free for a period in summer and autumn. The sea ice typically melts away between June and August, and the bay begins to freeze over again in late October or November.
- Lingering Sea Ice on Hudson Bay
Shallow and surrounded by land, Hudson Bay freezes over...
- Lingering Sea Ice on Hudson Bay
Usually, this region begins freezing up by early November; by the end of the month, the northern part of Hudson Bay is typically completely iced over. This year, however, only the far north had frozen over by the end of November; the rest of the bay remained mostly ice-free except for a narrow band of ice along the western coastline.
Nov 17, 2022 · Hudson Bay sea ice freeze-up in 2022 like the 1980s for the 5th time since 2015. This is the fifth year out of the last seven that enough sea ice has formed along the west coast of Hudson Bay by mid-November for bears to be able to head out to the ice, just as it did in the 1980s.
Jul 17, 2023 · Hudson Bay freezes and melts each year. Although it’s part of the Arctic Ocean, it is completely free of sea ice for a brief period in summer and autumn, before freezing over again in...
Jul 28, 2017 · Shallow and surrounded by land, Hudson Bay freezes over completely in the winter but thaws for periods in the summer. Usually all of the sea ice is gone by August, and the bay begins to freeze over in October or November.
For the latest ice conditions, click the appropriate region on the map. Arctic Ocean | Western Arctic | Eastern Arctic | Hudson Bay | East Coast | Great Lakes. Full resolution map | Animated map (last 10 days) This map combines the latest ice information available from Canadian Ice Service charts.
Average air temperatures have been slightly above to significantly above normal for all regions except over extreme southwestern Hudson Bay where average air temperatures have been near to below normal. Ice free to open water conditions prevail over all forecast regions and freeze-up is around 2 weeks slower than normal in Fury and Hecla Strait.
