<Tr> <Th> Islands </Th> <Td> Belcher Islands, Ottawa Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Settlements </Th> <Td> Churchill, Sanikiluaq </Td> </Tr> <P> Hudson Bay (Inuktitut: Kangiqsualuk ilua, French: baie d'Hudson) (sometimes called Hudson's Bay, usually historically) is a large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of 1,230,000 km (470,000 sq mi). It drains a very large area, about 3,861,400 km (1,490,900 sq mi), that includes parts of southeastern Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Alberta, most of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana . Hudson Bay's southern arm is called James Bay . </P> <P> The Eastern Cree name for Hudson and James Bay is Wînipekw (Southern dialect) or Wînipâkw (Northern dialect), meaning muddy or brackish water . Lake Winnipeg is similarly named by the local Cree, as is the location for the city of Winnipeg . </P>

Is hudson bay fresh water or salt water