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   June 22, 2022 - Springtime in James Bay   
      
      James Bay   
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      Remnants of sea ice floated on the frigid, sediment-and-tannin-stained   
      waters of James Bay in late spring 2022. The Moderate Resolution   
      Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite   
      acquired a true-color image of the colorful and dynamic transitional   
      season on James Bay on June 19.   
      
      James Bay sits at the southernmost end of Hudson Bay, spanning about   
      135 miles (217 km) in width and 275 miles (443 km) in length. James Bay   
      and its islands belong to Canada’s Nunavut province while the western   
      shoreline belongs to Ontario and the lands to the east lie in Quebec.   
      This relatively shallow bay typically freezes over before Hudson Bay in   
      early winter, and often thaws earlier than those more northerly waters   
      as well.   
      
      Many rivers flow into James Bay, most of them carrying heavy loads of   
      mud-colored sediment stirred up as they flow through the muskeg that   
      surrounds James Bay. Also known as bogland, organic terrain, or   
      peatland, the flat, wet James Bay lowlands are found in abundance along   
      the western side of the Bay and contain large amounts vegetation in   
      various stages of decomposition, ranging from living moss to peat to   
      decomposed muck. Muskeg tends to be very wet, both because the land is   
      so low that the water table is near the surface, but also because some   
      types of peat can hold 15 to 30 times as much water as its own weight.   
      Such loose, wet soils easily lose sediment to the rivers that flow   
      through them. In addition, peat soils release acidic tannins that stain   
      water dark brown. When rain and spring snowmelt cause the muskeg to   
      flood, huge amounts of tea-colored water and sediment pour into the   
      James Bay.   
      
      In this image, green Akimiski Island can be seen in the upper left   
      (northwest) corner and the smaller Charlton Island sits in the   
      southeast end of James Bay, near the inflow of the large Nottaway   
      River. Filigrees of sea ice float near the center of the Bay and white   
      cloud casts shadow on the intensely-colored waters of James Bay near   
      Akimiski Island. Cloud also covers parts of Ontario and Quebec.   
      
      Image Facts   
      Satellite:  Aqua   
      Date Acquired: 6/19/2022   
      Resolutions:  1km (138.1 KB),  500m (347.7 KB),  250m (215.2   
      KB)   
      Bands Used: 1,4,3   
      Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC   
      
      
      
   https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-22   
       
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