Geography - northern Canada

Running head : James Bay Project

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James Bay Project

Introduction

James Bay is large water body in Canada at southern part of the Hudson Bay . Both water bodies extend from Arctic Ocean . Water shed of James Bay is the site for a number of major hydroelectric power stations , which together form the James Bay Project along La Grande River , with several other rivers diverted into this river . It is located in the northwest from Quebec (Horning , 1999 . The bay is also a destination

for river-based recreation . Alongside this James Bay , there are several communities who reside there including a population of the aboriginal communities . These communities include the first nation of Kashechewan and also other nine communities who are affiliated with Crees from the northern Quebec

Major characteristics of the James Bay project

Major geographical characteristics of the James Bay are that the locality of the project experience several climatic zones . James Bay is a representation of the marine zone of Arctic Archipelago , while the James Bay coastal areas primarily are in Hudson plains , and the coast of the northeast coast is in the ecozone of Taiga (Horning , 1999 . The Bay eastern shores form the Canadian Shield western edge in Quebec . The terrain in this part is hilly and rocky with boreal forest . Western shore of the James Bay can be characterized by tundra lowlands , which are broad and extend from the lowlands of Hudson Bay . Vegetation in this region can be said to be mostly...