Which Canadian peninsula separates Hudson Bay from the Gulf of St. Lawrence?

Which Canadian peninsula separates Hudson Bay from the Gulf of St. Lawrence? The answer is the Labrador Peninsula.

The Labrador Peninsula is the enormous landmass of eastern Canada bounded by Hudson Bay to the west and the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the southeast. It also reaches the Labrador Sea on the east and Hudson Strait on the north, making it one of Canada’s defining geographic regions.

The peninsula spans parts of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Its terrain includes broad plateaus, immense river systems and mountain areas such as the Torngat, Otish and Laurentian ranges. Mount Caubvick, in the Torngat Mountains, is its highest point and also the highest summit in mainland Canada.

A frequent confusion is the Ungava Peninsula. Ungava is a smaller peninsula forming the northwestern part of the larger Labrador Peninsula, bordered by Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay. The name “Labrador Peninsula” therefore refers to the whole Quebec–Labrador landmass, not only the province’s Labrador region. The peninsula’s interior has long been home to Indigenous peoples, including Innu, Cree and Inuit communities.