Sailing Directions Hudson Strait Hudson Bay and Adjoining Waters Canada ARC 401 Canadian Hydrographic Service Official Publication Northern and Arctic waters Sailing Directions are the indispensable companions to charts. A great tool for planning and assisting in navigation, Sailing Directions provide information that cannot be shown on a chart. 

Author: CHS

Date: 2021

Format: Comb Bound Booklet

Number of Pages: 149

CHAPTER 1 Hudson Strait — South Shore — Ungava Bay
General ___________________________________________________ 1-1
Ungava Bay — East Shore _____________________________________ 1-2
Killiniq (Killinek) Island to Cap (Cape) William-Smith______________ 1-2
Cap William-Smith to Rivière George (River) ____________________ 1-3
Rivière George and Approaches ______________________________ 1-3
Ungava Bay — South Shore ____________________________________ 1-4
Rivière George to Rivière Koksoak (River) ______________________ 1-4
Approaches to Rivière Koksoak (River)_________________________ 1-5
Rivière Koksoak _________________________________________ 1-5
Ungava Bay — SW Shore ______________________________________ 1-6
Rivière Koksoak to Leaf Bay (Baie aux Feuilles) __________________ 1-6
Leaf Bay and Lac aux Feuilles _______________________________ 1-7
Leaf Bay to Hopes Advance Bay______________________________ 1-8
Approaches to Hopes Advance Bay____________________________ 1-9
Hopes Advance Bay to Payne Bay_____________________________ 1-9
Approaches to Payne Bay and Rivière Arnaud (Payne River)_________ 1-10
Rivière Arnaud (Payne River)_______________________________ 1-10
NW part of Ungava Bay ______________________________________ 1-11
Akpatok Island _________________________________________ 1-11
Five Islands to Cap (Cape) Hopes Advance _____________________ 1-12
CHAPTER 2 Hudson Strait — South Shore — Cap Hopes Advance
to Pointe Taliruq (Nuvuc)
General ___________________________________________________ 2-1
Diana Bay__________________________________________________ 2-1
East side of Diana Bay _____________________________________ 2-2
Central Islands in Diana Bay ________________________________ 2-2
West side of Diana Bay ____________________________________ 2-3
SW side of Diana Bay _____________________________________ 2-3
South part of Diana Bay ____________________________________ 2-3
Diana Bay to Wakeham Bay ____________________________________ 2-3
Wakeham Bay and Approaches _______________________________ 2-4
Wakeham Bay to Douglas Harbour ______________________________ 2-5
Fisher Bay _____________________________________________ 2-5
Fisher Bay to Douglas Harbour_______________________________ 2-6
Approaches to Douglas Harbour ______________________________ 2-6
 Off-lying islands _______________________________________ 2-6
Douglas Harbour _________________________________________ 2-7
Douglas Harbour to Deception Bay_______________________________ 2-7
Foul Bay_______________________________________________ 2-7
Deception Bay___________________________________________ 2-8
Deception Bay to Cap Wolstenholme______________________________ 2-9
Deception Bay to Sugluk Inlet _______________________________ 2-9
Sugluk Inlet ____________________________________________ 2-9
Sugluk Inlet to Erik Cove __________________________________ 2-11
Erik Cove to Cap Wolstenholme _____________________________ 2-11
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Cap Wolstenholme to Pointe Taliruq (Nuvuc) ______________________ 2-11
Digges Islands__________________________________________ 2-11
Passe Digges (Sound) ____________________________________ 2-12
Mainland coast of Passe Digges _____________________________ 2-12
CHAPTER 3 Hudson Strait — North Shore
General ___________________________________________________ 3-1
Resolution Island ____________________________________________ 3-1
East, south and SW coasts __________________________________ 3-1
Resolution Harbour _______________________________________ 3-2
Cape Warwick to Baffin Island __________________________________ 3-4
Baffin Island — East Bluff to Lake Harbour ________________________ 3-4
Kimmirut (hamlet of Lake Harbour) and approaches________________ 3-7
Lake Harbour to Fair Ness ____________________________________ 3-10
SE shore of Big Island ____________________________________ 3-11
SW shore of Big Island ___________________________________ 3-11
Big Island to Fair Ness____________________________________ 3-11
Fair Ness to Chorkbak Inlet ___________________________________ 3-12
Chorkbak Inlet to Cape Dorset_________________________________ 3-12
Cape Dorset and approaches________________________________ 3-13
Cape Dorset to Lloyd Point____________________________________ 3-14
CHAPTER 4 Hudson Bay — East Side
General ___________________________________________________ 4-1
Pointe Taliruq to Cape Smith ___________________________________ 4-2
Ice Harbour to Pointe Bernier ________________________________ 4-2
Offshore islands__________________________________________ 4-2
Pointe Bernier to Cape Smith ________________________________ 4-3
Cape Smith to Akulivik________________________________________ 4-3
Cape Smith to Cape Dufferin ___________________________________ 4-4
Pointe Akulivik to Povungnituk Bay ___________________________ 4-4
Approaches to Puvirnituq (Povungnituk) ________________________ 4-4
Offshore islands__________________________________________ 4-6
Povungnituk Bay to Cape Dufferin ____________________________ 4-7
Cape Dufferin to Nastapoka Islands ______________________________ 4-7
Cape Dufferin to Inukjuak __________________________________ 4-7
Approaches to Inukjuak ____________________________________ 4-7
Inukjuak to Rivière Nastapoka _______________________________ 4-8
Offshore Islands — Marcopeet, Sleeper and King George Islands ______ 4-9
Offshore islands — Belcher Islands____________________________ 4-9
Belcher Islands — North part _______________________________ 4-10
Belcher Islands — South part _______________________________ 4-11
Nastapoka Islands _______________________________________ 4-12
Rivière Nastapoka to Le Goulet ________________________________ 4-13
Approaches to Umiujaq ___________________________________ 4-13
Umiujaq to Le Goulet ____________________________________ 4-13
Le Goulet to Pointe Louis-XIV _________________________________ 4-14
Le Goulet to Grande rivière de la Baleine ______________________ 4-14
Approaches to Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine) ________________ 4-14
Grande rivière de la Baleine to Long Island _____________________ 4-15
Long Island and Long Island Sound __________________________ 4-16
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CHAPTER 5 James Bay
General ___________________________________________________ 5-1
James Bay — East shore_______________________________________ 5-1
Pointe Louis-XIV to Fort George (Fort-George) and Chisasibi_________ 5-2
Approaches to Fort George (Fort-George) and Chisasibi _____________ 5-2
Fort George and Chisasibi to Wemindji _________________________ 5-3
Offshore islands__________________________________________ 5-4
Approaches to Wemindji ___________________________________ 5-4
Wemindji to Eastmain _____________________________________ 5-4
Offshore islands__________________________________________ 5-5
Approaches to Eastmain____________________________________ 5-5
Eastmain to Waskaganish (Fort-Rupert)_________________________ 5-5
Rupert Bay _____________________________________________ 5-6
Approaches to Waskaganish (Fort-Rupert) _______________________ 5-6
Waskaganish to Hannah Bay_________________________________ 5-7
James Bay — West shore ______________________________________ 5-7
Cape Henrietta Maria to Albany River__________________________ 5-7
Offshore islands__________________________________________ 5-8
Approaches to Attawapiskat _________________________________ 5-8
Approaches to Kashechewan and Fort Albany ____________________ 5-9
Albany River to Moosonee__________________________________ 5-9
Approaches to Moose River ________________________________ 5-10
CHAPTER 6     Southampton Island (South Side) and Chesterfield Inlet
Southampton Island (South Side) — General _______________________ 6-1
Seahorse Point to Coral Harbour ______________________________ 6-2
Evans Strait_____________________________________________ 6-2
Fisher Strait ____________________________________________ 6-2
Coral Harbour and approaches _______________________________ 6-3
Coral Harbour to Cape Kendall_______________________________ 6-4
Hudson Bay — NW shore — Cape Fullerton to Chesterfield Inlet________ 6-4
Approaches to Chesterfield Inlet ______________________________ 6-5
Chesterfield Inlet — General ___________________________________ 6-6
Chesterfield Inlet entrance to Ellis Island ________________________ 6-6
Ellis Island to Centre Island _________________________________ 6-9
Centre Island to Farther Hope Point____________________________ 6-9
Farther Hope Point to Terror Point ___________________________ 6-10
Terror Point to Baleen Island _______________________________ 6-11
Baleen Island to Chesterfield Narrows _________________________ 6-11
Chesterfield Narrows _____________________________________ 6-12
Baker Lake________________________________________________ 6-12
Chesterfield Narrows to James Point __________________________ 6-12
James Point to Baker Lake hamlet____________________________ 6-13
Baker Lake Harbour _____________________________________ 6-14
CHAPTER 7 Hudson Bay — West Side
General ___________________________________________________ 7-1
Chesterfield Inlet to Rankin Inlet ________________________________ 7-1
Rankin Inlet and approaches_________________________________ 7-2
Rankin Inlet to Eskimo Point ___________________________________ 7-4
Rankin Inlet to Whale Cove _________________________________ 7-4
Whale Cove and approaches_________________________________ 7-4
Walrus Island to Eskimo Point _______________________________ 7-5
Eskimo Point and approaches ________________________________ 7-6
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Eskimo Point to Churchill _____________________________________ 7-7
Eskimo Point to Egg Island _________________________________ 7-7
Egg Island to Churchill ____________________________________ 7-7
Approaches to Churchill Harbour _____________________________ 7-7
Churchill Harbour ________________________________________ 7-8
Port of Churchill ________________________________________ 7-10
Churchill to James Bay_______________________________________ 7-10
Cape Churchill to Cape Tatnam______________________________ 7-11
Cape Tatnam to Fort Severn ________________________________ 7-11
Fort Severn to Winisk River ________________________________ 7-12
Winisk River to Cape Henrietta Maria _________________________ 7-12
CHAPTER 8 Foxe Channel — Roes Welcome Sound
General ___________________________________________________ 8-1
Foxe Channel _______________________________________________ 8-1
Offshore dangers _________________________________________ 8-2
West side of Foxe Channel — Southampton Island _________________ 8-2
East side of Foxe Channel __________________________________ 8-3
Frozen Strait _______________________________________________ 8-3
SW side of Frozen Strait and approaches ______________________