# Rupert Bay

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rupert_Bay
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rupert_Bay.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bay
> Source revision: 1334334472
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Bay in Nunavut, Canada

Rupert Bay Rupert Bay Coordinates 51°32′N 78°58′W / 51.533°N 78.967°W / 51.533; -78.967[1] Ocean/sea sources Hudson Bay Basin countries Canada Max. length 32 km (20 mi)[2] Max. width 16 km (9.9 mi) Surface elevation 0 m (0 ft)

**Rupert Bay** is a large bay located on the south-east shore of [James Bay](/source/James_Bay), in Canada. Although the coast is part of the province of [Quebec](/source/Quebec), the waters of the bay are under jurisdiction of the [territory](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut).[1]

## Geography

This bay has a width of 16 km (9.9 mi) and a length of 32 km (20 mi).[2] It is the largest arm of [James Bay](/source/James_Bay). The [Rupert](/source/Rupert_River), [Nottaway](/source/Nottaway_River) and [Broadback Rivers](/source/Broadback_River) empty into this bay.[3] The Cree village of [Waskaganish](/source/Waskaganish) is on the eastern shores of the bay.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OAOFN_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OAOFN_1-1) ["Rupert Bay"](https://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique?id=OAOFN). *[Geographical Names Data Base](/source/GeoBase_(geospatial_data)#Geographical_Names_Data_Base)*. [Natural Resources Canada](/source/Natural_Resources_Canada). 2 September 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Baie_James_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Baie_James_2-1) Document "Connaissance du milieu des territoires de la Baie James et du Nouveau-Québec", Société d'énergie de la Baie James, 1978

1. **[^](#cite_ref-CTQ_3-0)** ["*Banque de noms de lieux du Québec*: Reference number 85909"](https://toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=85909). *toponymie.gouv.qc.ca* (in French). [Commission de toponymie du Québec](/source/Commission_de_toponymie_du_Qu%C3%A9bec).

[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Canada)

v t e Bays of Nunavut Kitikmeot Region Albert Edward Austin Bernard Harbour Brentford Campbell Chester Committee Denmark Foggy Fredrikshald Gernon Grays Hadley Homan Labyrinth Lord Mayor McLoughlin Ogden Pelly Shepherd Terror Wellington Wilmot and Crampton Wynniatt Kivalliq Region East Gods Mercy Hudson Mistake Native Nevill Pistol South Wager Wilson Qikiqtaaluk Region Allman Aston Augusta Bay Baffin Baillarge Baring Bartlett Batty Bere Bernier Birmingham Boatswain Bowman Brae Buchanan Cameron Committee Copes Cory Creswell Croker Cumberland Sound Dampier De la Beche Dobbin Dorchester Duke of York Dyke Acland Eden Eetookashoo Eldridge Elwin Eqe Evans Finnie Flagler Four Rivers Foxe Basin Frobisher Garnet Gibson Graham Moore Half Moon Hall Basin Harkin Hecla and Griper Herschel Hudson Irene James Kane Kew Lady Franklin M'Clure Macormick Maxwell May Inlet Nabukjuak Napier Norwegian Okse Ommanney Paquet Peary Piling Pioneer (Cornwallis Island) Pioneer (Devon Island) Prince Alfred Princess Marie Purcell Radstock Reid Resolute Rosse Rupert Rutherford Sabine (Baffin Island) Sabine (Melville Island) Sawyer Scoresby Shamrock Sherard Skene Stuart (Bathurst Island) Stuart (Cornwallis Island) Tasiujaq (Foxe Basin) Tasiujaq (Inugsuin Fiord) Triton Ungava Weatherall Woodward

This Nunavut location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

- [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Nunavut-geo-stub)
- [t](/source/Template_talk%3ANunavut-geo-stub)
- [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Nunavut-geo-stub)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rupert Bay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bay) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Bay?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.