Hudson Bay High Sea

The open waters of Hudson Bay lie between the islands of the eastern bay and the river mouths of the western coast. In 1619 the Danish navigator Jens Munk crossed the bay in search of a northwest passage. His two ships reached the Churchill River as winter approached, and the expedition remained there through the icebound months. Hunger and scurvy devastated the crew; Munk and only two companions survived to sail back across the bay in the smaller vessel.